Question

What is the distance between the points (2, 1) and (14, 6) on a coordinat

plane?
A. 5 units
B. 13 units
C. 12 units
OD. 14 units
SUBM

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

calculate the distance d using the distance formula

d =
`\sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^2+(y_(2)-y_(1))^2 }`

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 1 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (14, 6 )

substitute these values into the formula for d

d =
`√((14-2)^2+(6-1)^2)`

=
`√(12^2+5^2)`

=
`√(144+25)`

=
`√(169)`

= 13