Question

What is the distance between (-2 1/2,3) and (1, -3)

Answer 1

Answer:

$\sqrt{37.7}, or 6.14$

Step-by-step explanation:

$d=\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{1} )^2+(y_{2}-y_{1})^2 } } =\sqrt{(1-(-2.1))^2+(-3-2.3)^2} =\sqrt{(3.1)^2+(-5.3)^2} = \sqrt{9.61+28.09} =\sqrt{37.7},$which is approximately 6.14