Question

Find the distance between the two points.

(-3,2)
(3,0)
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Answer 1

`√(40)`

Explanation:

Calculate the distance using the distance formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 3, 2 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, 0 )

d =
`√((3-(-3))^2+(0-2)^2)`

=
`√((3+3)^2+(-2)^2)`

=
`√(6^2+4)`

=
`√(36+4)`

=
`√(40)`