Question

Find the length of diagonal HJ. Round to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

Answer:

The length of the diagonal HJ is 10.82 units

Step-by-step explanation:

* Lets revise the rule of the distance between two points

- $d=\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{1})^{2}+(y_{2}-y_{1})^{2}}$, where

 $(x_{1},y_{1})$ and $(x_{2},y_{2})$ are the two points

* Lets use this rule to find the length of the diagonal HJ

∵ The coordinates of point H are (-4 , 3)

∵ The coordinates of point J are (5 , -3)

∴ $x_{1}=-4$ and $x_{2}=5$

∴ $y_{1}=3$ and $y_{2}=-3$

- Lets find the length of the diagonal HJ by using the rule above

∴ HJ = $\sqrt{(5-(-4))^{2}+(-3-3)^{2}}=\sqrt{(5+4)^{2}+(-6)^{2}}$

∴ HJ = $\sqrt{(9)^{2}+36}=\sqrt{81+36}=\sqrt{117}=10.81665$

∴ HJ = 10.82

* The length of the diagonal HJ is 10.82 units