Question

What is the distance WX?* W(12, 2), X(7,9)

Answer 1

Answer:

$\sqrt{74 }$

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is

$\sqrt{74} \: \: \: or \: \: \: 8.602 \: \: \: units$

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between two points can be found by using the formula

$d = \sqrt{ ({x1 - x2})^{2} + ({y1 - y2})^{2} }$

where

(x1 , y1) and (x2 , y2) are the points

From the question the points are

W(12, 2), X(7,9)

The distance is

$|WX| = \sqrt{ ({12 - 7})^{2} + ( {2 - 9})^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{ {5}^{2} + ( { - 7})^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{25 + 49}$

We have the final answer as

$\sqrt{74} \: \: \: or \: \: \: 8.602 \: \: \: units$

Hope this helps you