Question

What is the distance between points (4,2) (6,-5)

Answer 1

Exact form:

`√(53)`

Decimal Form:

7.280109889280518

Explanation:

Use the distance formula to determine the distance between 2 points.

Distance =
`\sqrt{(x_(2) -x_(1)) ^2+(y_(2) -y_(1)) ^2`

`\sqrt{6-4^2+(-5-2)^2`

`√((2)^2+(-7)^2)`

`√(4+49)`

`√(53)` ≈ 7.280109889280518