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What is the distance between (-2 1/2,-3) and (1,-3

What is the distance between (-2 1/2,-3) and (1,-3-example-1

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Answer:3 1/2

Explanation:

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Answer:


3(1)/(2)\ units

Explanation:

we know that

the formula to calculate the distance between two points is equal to


d=\sqrt{(y2-y1)^(2)+(x2-x1)^(2)}

we have


(-2(1)/(2),-3)\ and\ (1,-3)

Convert mixed number to an improper fraction


2(1)/(2)=(2*2+1)/(2)=(5)/(2)

so

we have


(-(5)/(2),-3)\ and\ (1,-3)

substitute the values in the formula


d=\sqrt{(-3+3)^(2)+(1+(5)/(2))^(2)}


d=\sqrt{(0)^(2)+((7)/(2))^(2)}


d=(7)/(2)\ units

Convert to mixed number


(7)/(2)\ units=(6)/(2)+(1)/(2)=3(1)/(2)\ units

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