What is the distance between (–3, –2) and (4, 5)?

1 Answer
Dec 16, 2015

=color(blue)(sqrt(98

Explanation:

(-3,-2) = color(blue)((x_1,y_1)

(4,5) = color(blue)((x_2,y_2)

The distance formula is

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

=sqrt((4-(-3))^2 + (5-(-2))^2

=sqrt((4+3)^2 + (5 +2)^2

=sqrt((7)^2 + (7)^2

=sqrt(49 + 49

=color(blue)(sqrt(98