Question

How far do you travel from point B to point C?The distance from point B to C is approximately ___ meters

Answer 1

First, get the coordinates of point B and point C. We have the following:

B(-25,-20) and C(-15,10)

Use the distance formula and we get

$\begin{gathered} d = \sqrt {(x_{2} - x_{1})^2 + (y_{2} - y_{1})^2} \\ (x_1,y_1)=(-25,-20) \\ (x_2,y_2)=(-15,10) \\ \\ d = \sqrt {(-15 - (-25))^2 + (10 - (-20))^2} \\ d = \sqrt {(10)^2 + (30)^2} \\ d = \sqrt {{100} + {900}} \\ d = \sqrt {1000} \\ d=31.622777 \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the distance is approximately 31.6 meters.