Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Prerequisites - P.6 - The Rectangular Coordinate System and Graphs - Exercises - Page 57: 19

Answer

$d=\sqrt{61}\approx7.81$

Work Step by Step

$(x_{1},y_{1}) = (1,4)$ and $(x_{2},y_{2}) = (-5,-1)$ Then apply the distance formula ,ie, $d = \sqrt {(x_{2}-x_{1})^{2}+(y_{2}-y_{1})^{2}}$ $d = \sqrt {(-5-1)^{2}+(-1-4)^{2}}$ $d = \sqrt {(-6)^{2}+(-5)^{2}}$ $d = \sqrt {36+25} = \sqrt{61}$
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