Question

On a coordinate plane, point M is plotted (-3,-1) and point N is plotted (4,5). What is the distance between points M and N? square root of 117 square root of 85 5 square root of 17 85

Answer 1

The square root of 85

Explanation:

The formula to find out the distance between the points is shown below:

The Distance is

`= √((x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2)`

where,

x_1 = -3

y_1 = -1

x_2 = 4

And, the y_2 = 5

Now place these values to the above formula

So, the distance is

`= √((4+3)^2 + (5+1)^2) \\\\= √(49 + 36) \\\\= √(85)`

= 9.22 units

Hence, the distance between points M and N is 9.22 units or the square root of 85

Hence, the second option is correct