College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 2 - Functions and Graphs - Exercise Set 2.8 - Page 320: 71

Answer

$\approx2693\text{miles}$

Work Step by Step

By the given data and the distance formula $d=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$: Here we also have to multiply $d$ by $\sqrt{0.1}$ to get the result in miles. So $d=\sqrt{[(8495-4422)^2+(8720-1241)^2]\cdot0.1}=\sqrt{[4073^2+7479^2]\cdot0.1}=\sqrt{[16589329+55935441]\cdot0.1}=\sqrt{[72524770]\cdot0.1}=\sqrt{7252477}\approx2693\text{miles}$
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