Question

What is the distance between the following points?

Answer 1

D. d =
`√(58)`

Explanation:

Use the distance formula: d =
`\sqrt{(x2 - x1)^(2)+ (y2 - y1)^(2) }`

The two points are (6, -2) and (3, -9)

Plug the values into the formula:

d =
`\sqrt{(3 - 6)^(2)+ (-9 + 2)^(2) }`

Simplify

d =
`\sqrt{(-3)^(2)+ (-7)^(2) }`

d =
`√(9+ 49 )`

d =
`√(58)`

I hope this helps :))