Question

What is the distance, rounded to the nearest tenth, between the points (0,5) and (8,0)?

Answer 1

The answer is 9.4 units

Explanation:

The distance between two points can be found by using the formula

`d = \sqrt{( {x1 - x2})^(2) + ({y1 - y2})^(2) }`

where

(x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are the points

From the question the points are

(0,5) and (8,0)

So the distance between them is

`d = \sqrt{ ({0 - 8})^(2) + ({5 - 0})^(2) } \\ d = \sqrt{ ({ - 8})^(2) + {5}^(2) } \\ d = √(64 + 25) \\ \\ d = √(89)`

d = 9.4339811

We have the final answer as

d = 9.4 units

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