Question

What is the approximate length of the line segment?

Answer 1

18.4 units

Explanation:

We can use the distance formula, d =
`\sqrt{(x_(1)-x_(2)) ^(2) +(y_(1)-y_(2)) ^(2)}` to find the length of the line segment.

d =
`\sqrt{(x_(1)-x_(2)) ^(2) +(y_(1)-y_(2)) ^(2)}` =
`\sqrt{(5+12) ^(2) +(-10+3) ^(2)}` =
`\sqrt{(17) ^(2) +(7) ^(2)}`=
`√(338)`=18.38