What is the distance between the points (38, 30) and (14, 20)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-04T14:42:54

The distance between the points is #24.7# rounded to the nearest tenth.

The formula for calculating the distance between two points is:

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

Substituting in the points given in this problem and calculating for #d# is:

#d = sqrt((14 - 38)^2 + (20 - 14)^2)#

#d = sqrt((-24)^2 + (-6)^2)#

#d = sqrt(576 + 36)#

#d = sqrt(602)#

#d = 24.7# rounded to the nearest tenth.