Question

Find the distance between the points (7, -2) and (2, -10).

Answer 1

Answer:

$\sqrt{89}$

Step-by-step explanation:

d = $\sqrt{(x_{1}-x_{2} )^{2} +(y_{1} -y_{2} )^{2} }$

d = $\sqrt{(7-2)^{2} +(-2+10)^{2} }$

d = $\sqrt{5^{2} +(-8)^{2} }$

d = $\sqrt{25+64}$

d = $\sqrt{89}$