Question

Find the length of a segment in the coordinate plane with endpoints (-4,-5) and (8, 1).

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

d = 13.416408

For:

(X1, Y1) = (-4, -5)

(X2, Y2) = (8, 1)

Answer 2

Answer:

L = 9.49 units

Step-by-step explanation:

From the 1st point to the 2nd, x changes by 12; from the 1st to the 2nd, y changes (increases) by 6.  These results (12 and 6) represent the leg length of a right triangle whose diagonal length we wish to calculate using the Pythagorean Theorem:

12^2 = 144 and 6^2 = 36.

Combining these results in the length of the diagonal:

L = √(144 + 36) = √180 = 13.42 units using the Pythagorean Theorem

Rounding off, we get L = 9.49 units