Question

Find the distance between the pair of points below to the nearest tenth if necessary (0,-5), (4,1)

Answer 1

To answer this question we will use the following formula to compute the distance between two given points:

`d=√((x_1-x_2)^2+(y_1-y_2)^2)`

Therefore the distance between (0,-5) and (4,1) is:

`d=√((0-4)^2+(-5-1)^2).`

Simplifying the above result we get:

`\begin{gathered} d=√((-4)^2+(-6)^2)=√(16+36)=√(52) \\ \approx7.2. \end{gathered}`

Answer: 7.2.