What is the distance between the points (-4,-5) and (5 1)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-09T13:59:39

The distance between the two points is 11.3 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 the points provided allows us to calculate the distance between the two points:

#d = sqrt((5 - (-4))^2 + (1 - (-5))^2)#

#d = sqrt((9)^2 + (6)^2)#

#d = sqrt(91 + 36)#

#d = sqrt(127)#

#d = 11.3