Question

5. Determine the length of the segment with the given endpoints: Y(-2, 6) and Z(5,-8).

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of the segment is 15.65.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Distance Formula for a line is $\sqrt{(x2 - x1)^{2} + (y2 - y1)^{2} }$

To find the distance of a segment or line, we just plug in our coordinates.

$\sqrt{(5 - -2)^{2} + (-8 - 6)^{2} }$ | Now we solve.

$\sqrt{7^{2} + -14^{2} }$

$\sqrt{49 + 196}$

$\sqrt{245}$

15.65