Question

Find the distance between the points (3, 1) and (6, 2) using
distance formula.

Answer 1

distance ≈ 3.2

Explanation:

calculate the distance d using the distance formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 1 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (6, 2 )

d =
`√((6-3)^2+(2-1)^2)`

=
`√(3^2+1^2)`

=
`√(9+1)`

=
`√(10)`

≈ 3.2 ( to the nearest tenth )