Question

Find the distance between line OP the x's and y's are given please answer this with a fraction or decimal, I would appreciate it and give thanks to anyone who can help:)

Answer 1

c ≈ 5.83095189485

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean Theorem
`(a^(2) +b^(2) =c^(2) )` for these kinds of problems.

So, pretend that line is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. One side would be

3 units long and another would be 5 units long. Let's plug that into the theorem.

3² + 5² = c²

Simplify.

9 + 25 = c²

Add.

34 = c²

And now square root both sides.

√34 = c

c ≈ 5.83095189485