Question

The town of Newton is mapped on a coordinate grid with the origin being at City Hall

Tavon's house is located at the point (5, 7) and Bill's house is located at (12, 3).
How far is it from Tavon's house to Bill's house?
Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

distance formula:

d = √[( x₂ - x₁ )² + ( y₂ - y₁ )²]

Given:

x₂ = 12

x₁ = 5

y₂ = 3

y₁ = 7

Solve:

d = √[( 12 - 5 )² + ( 3 - 7 )²]

d = √[( 7 )² + ( -4 )²]

d = √[ 49 + 16 ]

d = √[ 65 ]

d ≈ 8