Question

What is the approximate distance between the points (-3, -4) and (-8, 1) on a coordinate grid

Answer 1

Answer:

$D= 7.071$

Step-by-step explanation:

Here we are given with two coordinates and asked to determine the distance between them.

Here we are going to use the distance formula, which is given as under

$D=\sqrt{(y_2-y_1)^2+(x_2-x_1)^2}$

 Where

$(x_1,y_1) = (-3,-4))$

$(x_2,y_2) = (-8,1)$

 Replacing these values in the distance formula

$D =\sqrt{(-8-(-3))^2+(1-(-4))^2}$

$D =\sqrt{(-8+3)^2+(1+4)^2}$

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

$D =\sqrt{25+25}$

$D =\sqrt{50}$

$D= 7.071$

 Hence the Distance is 7.071 units