Question

Find the distance between the ordered pairs (-2 -1) and (-5 -4). Round your solution to the nearest tenth, if necessary

Answer 1

4.2 units

Explanations:

The formula for calculating the distance between two coordinate points is expressed as:

`D=\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}`

Given the coordinate points (-2 -1) and (-5 -4), the distance between the coordinate points is expressed as:

`\begin{gathered} D=\sqrt[]{(-5-(-2))^2+(-4-(-1))^2} \\ D=\sqrt[]{(-5+2)^2+(-4+1)^2} \\ D=\sqrt[]{(-3)^2+(-3)^2} \\ D=\sqrt[]{9+9} \\ D=\sqrt[]{18} \\ D\approx4.2\text{units} \end{gathered}`

Hence the distance between the ordered pairs (-2 -1) and (-5 -4) is approximately 4.2 units