Question

Find the distance between (43, -15) & (29, -3).

Answer 1

You can find this using the distance formula.

d = $\sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$   Plug your coordinates into the formula
d = $\sqrt{(29 - 43)^2 + (-3 -(-15))^2}$   Simplify the double negative
d = $\sqrt{(29 - 43)^2 + (-3 + 15)^2}$   Subtract and Add inside the parentheses
d = $\sqrt{(-14)^2 + (12)^2}$   Simplify the exponents
d = $\sqrt{196 + 144}$   Add
d = $\sqrt{340}$
d ≈ 18.493