Question

Find the distance between the points.
(−3,− 8), (6, – 8)
The distance is

Answer 1

To calculate the distance between two points:

We apply the following formula:

d = √(x₂ - x₁)² + (y₂ - y₁)²

The points are:

• (x₁,y₁) = -3, -8
• (x₂,y₂) = 6, -8

We substitute data and solve:

`\bf{d=√((6-(-3))^2+(-8-8(-8))^2 ) }\\ \\ \bf{ d=√(9^2+0^2)=√(81+0) }\\ \\ \bf{d=√(81)=9 }`

The distance between the points (−3,− 8), (6, – 8) is 9.