Find the distance between the points (8.5,8.9) and (8.5,2.2).

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Answer:

Distance = 6.7 units

Explanation:

Distance formula:
$d = \sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^(2)+(y_(2)-y_(1))^(2)}$

$d = \sqrt{(8.5-8.5)^(2)+(2.2-8.9)^(2)} = \sqrt{(-6.7)^(2)} = 6.7$

Note that distance is always positive

Vitalym answered Jun 18, 2022

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