Question

Given the graph below, find MN. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

Answer:

$MN = 5.39$ (nearest hundredth)

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the distance formula, $d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$, to find the distance between M(-1, 2) and N(4, 0).

Let,

$M(-1, 2) = (x_1, y_1)$

$N(4, 0) = (x_2, y_2)$

Plug in the values into the distance formula stated above:

$MN = \sqrt{(4 - (-1))^2 + (0 - 2)^2}$

$MN = \sqrt{(5)^2 + (-2)^2}$

$MN = \sqrt{25 + 4} = \sqrt{29}$

$MN = 5.39$ (nearest hundredth)