The straight-line distance between the points is ___ units, rounded to the nearest tenth.

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Lfbet · Answer 1 · 2022-10-25T18:49:21+0000

Answer:

The straight-line distance between the points is approximately 8.6.

Explanation:

The straight-line distance (
) between the points is determined by the following Pythagorean identity:

$d = \sqrt{x^(2)+y^(2)}$ (1)

Where:

- Horizontal distance between the points.

- Vertical distance between the points.

Let consider that each square has a distance of 1 unit. If we know that
x = 5 and
y = -7 , then the straight-line distance is:

$d = \sqrt{5^(2)+(-7)^(2)}$

$d \approx 8.6$

The straight-line distance between the points is approximately 8.6.