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What is the length of C D on a grid, C is (-5, 5) and D is (4, -2), to the nearest tenth? Iready Help ASAP

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Answer:

11.4

Explanation:

You want the distance between C(-5, 5) and D(4, -2).

Distance

The distance formula is ...

d = √((x2 -x1)² +(y2 -y1)²)

For the given points, the distance is computed to be ...

d = √((4 -(-5))² +(-2 -5)²) = √(81 +49) = √130

d ≈ 11.4

The length of CD is about 11.4 units.

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Additional comment

The distance formula is an application of the Pythagorean theorem. It computes the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are the differences in x- and y-coordinates.

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