Question

Find the distance between the two points in simplest radical
form.
(3,0) and (-3, -8)

Answer 1

Answer: 10 units

Explanation:

We will use the distance formula and solve. Let (3, 0) be point 1 and (-3, -8) be point 2.

d =
`\sqrt{(x_(2) -x_(1))^(2) +(y_(2) -y_(1) )^(2) }`

d =
`\sqrt{(-3-3)^(2) +(-8-0)^(2) }`

d =
`\sqrt{(-6)^(2) +(-8)^(2) }`

d =
`√(36 +64)`

d =
`√(100)`

d = 10

The distance between the two points given is 10 units.