Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - The Rectangular Coordinate System - Exercises - Page 456: 7c

Answer

d =10 units

Work Step by Step

(-2,5) and (4,-3) d =$\sqrt (x2-x1)^{2} + (y2-y1)^{2}$ d = $\sqrt (4-(-2))^{2} + (-3-5)^{2}$ d= $\sqrt (6))^{2} + (-8)^{2}$ d= $\sqrt 36 + 64$ d= $\sqrt 100$ d=10 units
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