What is the driving distance between the police station and Art Museum

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asked Sep 9, 2023 13.0k views

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Parze · Answer 1 · 2023-09-14T13:47:07+0000

First, locate the coordinate points (x,y) of each place, by looking at the graph:

Police station = (0,-4)

Art museum = (6,1)

Apply the distance formula:

$D=\sqrt[]{(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2}$

Replacing:

$D=\sqrt[]{(6-0)^2+(1-(-4))^2}=\sqrt[]{6^2+5^2}=\sqrt[]{36+25}=\sqrt[]{61}=7.81$