Question

What is the approximate distance between the points (-3, -4) and (-8, 1) on a coordinate grid

Answer 1

7.07

Explanation:

Answer 2

`D= 7.071`

Explanation:

Here we are given with two coordinates and asked to determine the distance between them.

Here we are going to use the distance formula, which is given as under

`D=√((y_2-y_1)^2+(x_2-x_1)^2)`

Where

`(x_1,y_1) = (-3,-4))`

`(x_2,y_2) = (-8,1)`

Replacing these values in the distance formula

`D =√((-8-(-3))^2+(1-(-4))^2)`

`D =√((-8+3)^2+(1+4)^2)`

`D =√((-5)^2+(5)^2)`

`D =√(25+25)`

`D =√(50)`

`D= 7.071`

Hence the Distance is 7.071 units