Question

Pls help it due ASAP
And show workings!

Answer 1

D. about 40 miles

Explanation:

In order to answer the question, you first need to find how many units on the graph Seaside is from Oceanfront - or how long the line between the two points is.

To do this, use the distance formula,
`d = √((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`.

`x_1` and
`y_1` represent the x and y values of one point, and
`x_2` and
`y_2` represent the x and y values of another point. Use the points of Seaside (by looking on the graph, you can see it's (-2,4)) and Oceanfront (also by looking, you can see it's (3, -2)) for the formula:

`d = \sqrt{((-2)-(3))^2+((4)-(-2))^2\\`

`d = √((-2-3)^2+(4+2)^2)`

`d = \sqrt{((-5)^2+(6)^2\\`

`d = √(25 + 36) \\d = √(61)`

`√(61)` units is about 7.8 units (you can also tell because it's in between
`√(49)` and
`√(64)`, which equal 7 and 8). Multiply that by 5 (since each unit on the graph represents 5 miles) and the answer is about 40. So, the answer is D.