Question

Explain how you determined the length of segment LM using 2-3 sentences or explain your steps used to find the value for y.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is incomplete so I'll assume the segment LM is defined by these two points:

`L(4,3) \\ \\ M(5,8)`

So we can find the length of the segment by using the distance formula:

`d=\sqrt{(x_(1)-x_(2))^2+(y_(1)-y_(2))^2} \\ \\ \\ So, \ if \ we \ call: \\ \\ L(x_(1),y_(1)) \ and \ M(x_(2),y_(2)) \\ \\ \\ Then: \\ \\ \overline{LM}=√((4-5)^2+(3-8)^2) \\ \\ \overline{LM}=√((-1)^2+(-5)^2) \\ \\ \overline{LM}=√(1+25) \\ \\ \boxed{\overline{LM}=√(26)}`