Question

What is the distance between the points (4,-2) and )-5,3)?

Answer 1

Answer:

10.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the given points be the endpoints of a right triangle.  The horizontal change in x is from 4 to -5 and is negative 9; the vertical change in y is from -2 to+ 3 and is +5.

The desired distance is found using the Pythagorean theorem:

d = √(9² + 5²) = √106, or 10.3 (to the nearest tength)