What is the distance between (13,-11) and (22,-4)?

1 Answer
Dec 20, 2015

sqrt(130) units

Explanation:

The distance between two points can be calculated with the formula:

d=sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)

where:
d=distance
(x_1, y_1)=(13, -11)
(x_2, y_2)=(22, -4)

Substitute your known values into the distance formula to find the distance between the two points:

d=sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)
d=sqrt(((22)-(13))^2+((-4)-(-11))^2)
d=sqrt((9)^2+(7)^2)
d=sqrt(81+49)
d=sqrt(130)

:., the distance between the two points is sqrt(130) units.