Question

Whats the distance between (-5,2) & (-2,4)‍♀️

Answer 1

Hello!

To find the distance between the two given points, the distance formula is needed.

The distance formula is: d = $\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{1})^{2}+(y_{2}-y_{1})^{2}}$.

Before substituting, you need to assign the two points to $(x_{1},y_{1})$ and $(x_{2},y_{2})$.

$d = \sqrt{(-2 -(-5))^{2}+(4-2)^{2}}$

$d =\sqrt{(3)^{2}+(2)^{2}}$

$d =\sqrt{9 + 4}$

$d =\sqrt{13}$

Therefore, the distance between the two points is √13 units or about 3.61 units.