Question

Find the distance between the following two points:
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(-5,0) and (-2,-1)

Answer 1

`d = √(10)`

Explanation:

Distance Formula:
`d = √((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`

Simply plug in the 2 coordinates into the distance formula to find distance d:

`d = √((-2-(-5))^2+(-1-0)^2)`

`d = √((-2+5)^2+(-1)^2)`

`d = √((3)^2+1)`

`d = √(9+1)`

`d = √(10)`