Question

Find the distance between the pair of points, Use the distance formula.

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(-12,20) and (-22,16)

Answer 1

10.770

Explanation:

You want the distance between points (-12,20) and (-22,16) using the distance formula.

Distance between points

The distance formula gives you the distance (d) between points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).

d = √((x2 -x1)² +(y2 -y1)²)

For the given points, the distance is ...

d = √((-22-(-12))² +(16 -20)²) = √((-10)² +(-4)²) = √(100+16)

d = √116 = 2√29 ≈ 10.770330

The distance between the given points is about 10.77 units.