Question

Find the distance between (5, 6) and (-9, -2)

Answer 1

So we must determine the distance between our two given points and that can be found using the distance formula
`d=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`.

Plugging the values into the equation and solve

`d=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`

`d=√((-9-5)^2+(-2-6)^2)`

`d=√((-14)^2+(-8)^2)`

`d=√(196+64)`

`d=√(260)`

`d=16.125\ units`

Therefore, our final answer is that the distance is 16.125 units

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