Question

Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided

Find the distance between points M(6, 16) and Z(-1,14) to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Given:

The points are M(6,16) and Z(-1,14).

To find:

The distance between given points.

Solution:

Distance formula:

`d=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)`

So, the distance between two points M(6,16) and Z(-1,14) is

`d=√((-1-6)^2+(14-16)^2)`

`d=√((-7)^2+(-2)^2)`

`d=√(49+4)`

`d=√(53)`

`d=7.28011`

`d\approx 7.3`

Therefore, the distance between given points is 7.3 units.