Question

Find the distance between the two points rounding to the nearest tenth (if necessary).

(3, -6) and (-3,2)

Answer 1

d=7.2

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagoras theorem to solve for the answer.

step one:

given that the points are located at (x1,y1),(x2,y2) =(3, -6) and (-3,2)

`d=√((x2-x1)^2-(y2-y1)^2)`

step two:

substituting into the formula we have

`d=√((-3-3)^2+(2-(6))^2) \\\\d=√((-6)^2+(2+6))^2) \\\\d=√((36+(-4)^2) \\\\d=√((36+16) \\\\d=√(52) \\\\\\d=7.211`

To the nearest tenth we have

d=7.2