Question

Given the graph below, find MN. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

`MN = 5.39` (nearest hundredth)

Explanation:

Use the distance formula,
`d = √((x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2)`, to find the distance between M(-1, 2) and N(4, 0).

Let,

`M(-1, 2) = (x_1, y_1)`

`N(4, 0) = (x_2, y_2)`

Plug in the values into the distance formula stated above:

`MN = √((4 - (-1))^2 + (0 - 2)^2)`

`MN = √((5)^2 + (-2)^2)`

`MN = √(25 + 4) = √(29)`

`MN = 5.39` (nearest hundredth)