Question

Find the distance between the two points rounding to the nearest tenth (if necessary)

(-7,-1) and (-4,3)

Answer 1

The distance between these two points is of 5 units.

Explanation:

Distance between two points:

Suppose that we have two points,
`(x_1,y_1)` and
`(x_2,y_2)`. The distance between them is given by:

`D = √((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`

In this question:

Distance between (-7,-1) and (-4,3). So

`D = √((-4-(-7))^2+(3-(-1))^2) = √(3^2+4^2) = √(25) = 5`

The distance between these two points is of 5 units.