Question

Calculate the distance between these points in the coordinate plane.

Answer 1

The distance between the two points = 7.81 units

Explanation:

We are given two points and we are supposed to find the distance between the two points .

The general formula for distance between two points is

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

Here the points are (-2,4) and (4,-1).

Substituting these points in the above equation,

distance =
`\sqrt{( -2 - 4)^(2)+(4 - -1)^(2)}`

=
`√(61)`

= 7.81 units

The distance between the two points = 7.81 units