Question

What is the distance between the coordinates (5,5) and (10, 2)? Round your

answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

≈ 5.8 units

Explanation:

Calculate the distance using the distance formula

d = √ (x₂ - x₁ )² + (y₂ - y₁ )²

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (5, 5) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (10, 2)

d =
`√((10-5)^2+(2-5)^2)`

=
`√(5^2+(-3)^2)`

=
`√(25+9)`

=
`√(34)` ≈ 5.8 units ( to the nearest tenth )