Question

Find the distance between the points (−8, 5) and (7, −3).

Answer 1

Answer:

17

Step-by-step explanation:

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

$\sqrt{(7-(-8))^{2}+((-3)-5)^{2} }$

simplify

$\sqrt{(7+8)^{2}+(-3-5)^{2} }$

$\sqrt{(15)^{2}+(-8)^{2} }$

$\sqrt{225+64}$

$\sqrt{289}$

solve the square root

$17$