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The High School is at (-5,3). Claudia’s house is at (10,-6). What is the shortest distance between them?

User Meldon
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6 votes

Answer:

17.5

Explanation:

User Chetya
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Answer:

17.5

Explanation:

Use the distance formula, which is just an application of the pythagoreon theorem:
d=√(\left(x_2-x_1\right)^2+\left(y_2-y_1\right)^2)

where (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) are coordinates.

Plug in the numbers:


d=√(\left(10-\left(-5\right)\right)^2+\left(\left(-6\right)-3\right)^2)


d=3√(34) = 17.5

Hope this helps.

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