In the coordinate plane, what is the length of the line segment that connects points at (5, 4) and (−3, −1) ? Enter your answer

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In the coordinate plane, what is the length of the line segment that connects points at (5, 4) and (−3, −1) ? Enter your answer

in the box. Round to the nearest hundredth. units

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stiks02 [169] · Answer 1 · 2022-09-16T03:27:55+03:00

The distance between two points knowing theirs coordinates:

AB =√[(x₂-x₁)² +(y₂-y₁)²]; ===>A(5,-4) & B(-3,-1) Given
A(x₁,y₁) & B(x₂,y₂)

AB =√[(-3-5))²+(-1-(-4)²] =√(73) = 8.381 ≈ 5.44 units