Question

Trace is at school and wants to send his homing piaeon home for his forgotten Geometry homework. If the coordinates for his home are (-5,5) and his school is at (-1,2), what is the length of his pigeon's flight directly to the house?

Answer: Length= ____ units​

Answer 1

5 units

Explanation:

From the coordinates, we have;

x1 = -5

x2 = -1

y1 = 5

y2 = 2

Now,from the distance formula, distance is;

d=√((x2 - x1)²+(y2 - y1)²)

Plugging in the relevant values, we have;

d = √((-1 + 5)²+(2 - 5)²)

d = √(16 + 9)

d = √25

d = 5