Question

Find the distance between points ( -8, -2 ) and ( -2, -10 )

Answer 1

The distance between points ( -8, -2 ) and ( -2, -10 ) is 10

Explanation:

Distance between Two Points

Given two points X(a,b) and Y(c,d), the distance between both points is given by:

`d=√((c-a)^2+(d-b)^2)`

The points provided are (-8,-2) and (-2,-10), thus:

`d=√((-2-(-8))^2+(-10-(-2))^2)`

`d=√((-2+8)^2+(-10+2)^2)`

`d=√(6^2+(-8)^2)=√(36+64)=√(100)=10`

The distance between points ( -8, -2 ) and ( -2, -10 ) is 10