Question

Find the distance between (6, -7), (3, -5) round your answer to the nearest tenth

Answer 1

d ≈ 3.6 units

Explanation:

calculate the distance d using the distance formula

d =
`\sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^2+(y_(2)-y_(1))^2 }`

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (6, - 7 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, - 5 )

d =
`√((3-6)^2+(-5-(-7))^2)`

=
`√((-3)^2+(-5+7)^2)`

=
`√(9+2^2)`

=
`√(9+4)`

=
`√(13)`

≈ 3.6 ( to the nearest tenth )