Question

Calculate the distance between these points in the coordinate plane.

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance between the two points = 7.81 units

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given two points and we are supposed to find the distance between the two points .

The general formula for distance between two points is

distance = $\sqrt{(x_{1} -x_{2})^{2}+(y_{1}- y_{2})^{2}}$

Here the points are (-2,4) and (4,-1).

Substituting these points in the above equation,

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

               = $\sqrt{61}$

               = 7.81 units

The distance between the two points = 7.81 units