The standard form of a quadratic equation is
,
where ,
, and
are coefficients. You want to get the given equation into this form. You can accomplish this by putting all the non-zero values on the left side on the equation.
In this case, the given equation is
Since is on the right side of the equation, we subtract that from both sides. The resulting equation is
Looking at the standard form equation , we can see that
Answer:
The distance between A and B is 8.5 after rounded to the nearest tenth
Step-by-step explanation:
The formula you always use for distance between points is as pictured.
Point A is (-6, 4), this is x1 and y1
Point B is (2, 1), this is x2 and y2
(2-[-6])^2 + (1-4)^2
since 2 negatives make a positive, 2 - -6 = 8
1 - 4 = -3
This makes 8 squared and -3 squared
8x8 = 64
-3x-3 = 9
64 + 9 = 73
the square root of 73 = 8.544003745
After rounding to the nearest tenth, it is 8.5
I hope this helps you! Good luck :)
