Question

Distance between (5,8) (-1,-4)? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance between (5,8), and (-1,4) is (6, 12).

Step-by-step explanation:

All you have to do is think of it as a line. -1 is here, to get to positive 5, you must move 6; -4 is there, to get to positive 8, you must move 12.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\huge\boxed{\sqrt{180} \ \ \text{or} \ \ 13.42}$

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find the distance between two points, we can use the distance formula. The distance formula states that the distance between two points is

$\sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1) ^2}$

(5,8) is our first coordinate and (-1,-4) is our second. So, we can substitute these values into the equation.

$\sqrt{(-1 - 5)^2 + (-4 - 8) ^2}\\\\\sqrt{(-6)^2 + (-12) ^2}\\\\\sqrt{36 + 144}\\\\\sqrt{180} \approx 13.42$