Question

Find the distance between A(-1, -1) and B(4, -5). Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Answer:

6.4 units (nearest tenth)

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance between 2 points

$= \sqrt{(y1 - y2)^{2} + (x1 - x2)^{2} }$

Distance between A and B

$= \sqrt{[ - 1 - ( - 5)]^{2} + ( - 1 - 4)^{2} }$

$= \sqrt{( - 1 + 5)^{2} + ( - 1 - 4) {}^{2} }$

$= \sqrt{ {4}^{2} + ( - 5) {}^{2} }$

$= \sqrt{41}$

= 6.4 units (nearest tenth)