Question

The distance between the points (4, 1) and (9, 1) is

Answer 1

d = 5 units

Explanation:

calculate the distance d using the distance formula

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

let (x₁, y₁ ) = (4, 1 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (9, 1 )

substitute these values into the formula for d

d =
`√((9-4)^2+(1-1)^2)`

=
`√(5^2+0^2)`

=
`√(25+0)`

=
`√(25)`

= 5 units