Question

Find the distance between the pair of points.

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance is $\sqrt{290}$ units

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the distance formula which is $d=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$ where $d$ is the distance between points $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$

We are given that $(x_1,y_1)$ is $(-6,-23)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$ is $(-23,-24)$, therefore the distance between the two points is:

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

$d=\sqrt{(-23-(-6))^2+(-24-(-23))^2}$

$d=\sqrt{(-23+6))^2+(-24+23))^2}$

$d=\sqrt{(-17)^2+(-1)^2}$

$d=\sqrt{289+1}$

$d=\sqrt{290}$

Therefore, the distance between $(-6,-23)$ and $(-23,-24)$ is $\sqrt{290}$ units.