Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Graphs and Functions - 2.1 Rectangular Coordinates and Graphs - 2.1 Exercises - Page 192: 10

Answer

False, the distance is $4\sqrt{2}$.

Work Step by Step

$d(P, R)=\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{\mathrm{I}})^{2}+(y_{2}-y_{1})^{2}}$ ----------- $P(0,0), R(4,4),$ $d(P, R)=\sqrt{(4-0)^{2}+(4-0)^{2}}$ $=\sqrt{16+16}=\sqrt{32}=4\sqrt{2}$
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