Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 1 - Section 1.9 - Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles - Exercise Set - Page 280: 13

Answer

$d\approx 2.83$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: The distance between the points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $x_2, y_2)$ can be found using the distance formula: $d=\sqrt{(x_1-x_2)^2+(y_1-y_2)^2}$ Solve for the distance between the two points using the formula above to obtain: $d=\sqrt{(0-\sqrt{5})^2+(-\sqrt{3}-0)^2} \\d=\sqrt{(-\sqrt5)^2+(-\sqrt3)^2} \\d=\sqrt{5+3} \\d=\sqrt{8} \\d\approx 2.83$
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