Question

What is the distance between `(5, –1)` and # (-5,3) #?

Answer 1

`color(indigo)("Distance between the two points " d = 10.77 " units"`

Explanation:

`(x_1, y_1) = (5, -1), (x_2, y_2) = (-5, 3)`

`" Distance Formula " d = sqrt((x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2)`

`d =sqrt(( -5-5)^2 + ( 3 + 1)^2) = sqrt(10^2 + 4^2 = sqrt116`

`color(indigo)("Distance between the two points " d = 10.77 " units"`