Question

What is the distance between the two points (-8,-6) and (-2,4)?

Answer 1

`√(136)` = 11.66 units

Explanation:

distance between 2 points (a,b) and (c,d) =
`\sqrt{(a^(2)-c^(2) ) +(b^(2)-d^(2) ) }`

=
`\sqrt{((-8)^(2)-(-2)^(2) ) + ((-6)^(2)-4^(2))   }`

=
`√(136)`

= 11.66 units