A polygon has the following coordinates: A(3,1), B(5,3), C(2,5), D(-1,5), E(-4,3), F(-2,1). Find the length of DC.
nlexa [21]
To find the length of a line given two points, we are going to use the distance formula, which is defined below:

(
and
are the two points)
The points in this problem are (2, 5) and (-1, 5). We can find the distance of DC by substituting these values into the distance formula and simplifying, as shown below:

- Substitute values into formula

- Combine like terms and then simplify
to 0

- Compute


- Compute

The length of DC is 3.
2(4x + 3y). You just factor out the two
Make an absolute value function, (coordinates are all (1,1), (2,2), (-5,5) (-1,1) etc.) and shift all the points up by 2 on the y-axis