Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.8 - Inverse Functions - Exercise Set - Page 272: 103

Answer

The value of $\sqrt{{{\left( {{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( {{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}}$ with the points $\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)=\left( 7,2 \right)$ and $\left( {{x}_{2}},{{y}_{2}} \right)=\left( 1,-1 \right)$ is $3\sqrt{5}$.

Work Step by Step

Assume the points shown below: $\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)=\left( 7,2 \right)$and$\left( {{x}_{2}},{{y}_{2}} \right)=\left( 1,-1 \right)$ The formula to determine the distance between two points $\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)$ and $\left( {{x}_{2}},{{y}_{2}} \right)$ is $\sqrt{{{\left( {{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( {{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}}$. Put the values $\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)=\left( 7,2 \right),\left( {{x}_{2}},{{y}_{2}} \right)=\left( 1,-1 \right)$ in the above expression, $\begin{align} & \sqrt{{{\left( {{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( {{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}}=\sqrt{{{\left( 1-7 \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( -1-2 \right)}^{2}}} \\ & =\sqrt{{{\left( -6 \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( -3 \right)}^{2}}} \\ & =\sqrt{36+9} \end{align}$ And simplify the expression, $\begin{align} & \sqrt{{{\left( {{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( {{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}}=\sqrt{45} \\ & =\sqrt{9\times 5} \\ & \sqrt{{{\left( {{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( {{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}}=3\sqrt{5} \end{align}$ Thus, the value of $\sqrt{{{\left( {{x}_{2}}-{{x}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( {{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}} \right)}^{2}}}$ with the points $\left( {{x}_{1}},{{y}_{1}} \right)=\left( 7,2 \right)$ and $\left( {{x}_{2}},{{y}_{2}} \right)=\left( 1,-1 \right)$ is $3\sqrt{5}$.
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