Question

HELPPPP,Which of the following choices is the length of AB if A (-3, -2) and B (5, -4)? AB = 2 AB = 68 AB = 4 None of these choices are correct

Answer 1

Answer: $\sqrt{68}$ units is the exact length of AB

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Explanation:

Use the distance formula to get this answer. The idea is you subtract the x coordinates together, and do the same for the y coordinates as well. Square each result and add up those squares. The last step of the formula is to apply the square root to get the distance from A to B, which is also the length of segment AB.

$d = \sqrt{(x_1-x_2)^2+(y_1-y_2)^2}\\\\d = \sqrt{(-3-5)^2+(-2-(-4))^2}\\\\d = \sqrt{(-3-5)^2+(-2+4)^2}\\\\d = \sqrt{(-8)^2+(2)^2}\\\\d = \sqrt{64+4}\\\\d = \sqrt{68}$

Therefore, $AB = \sqrt{68}$