Distance formula : d = sqrt (x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2
(-5,8)(10,-7)
d = sqrt (10 - (-5)^2 + (-7 - 8)^2
d = sqrt (10 + 5)^2 + (- 15^2)
d = sqrt (15^2) + (-15^2)
d = sqrt 225 + 225
d = sqrt 450
d = 21.21
The volume is 336 cubic feet
6x8x3 = 144
8x4x6= 192
144+192=336
Answer: 2 units.
Step-by-step explanation: When you graph the points given, it gives you this shape in the image below. The hypotenuse (longest side of triangle) is found by doing the following:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where a and b are the legs (the other sides of the triangle) and c is the hypotenuse.
5^2 + 2^2 = 29.
√ 29 ≈ 5.38, and that is the length of the hypotenuse.
The shortest side is the bottom side, which is 2 units. Therefore, that is your answer.
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