Question

Help, this is a khan question so you may have done it before

Answer 1

Eric, 9.8 meters.

Explanation:

Use the distance formula with the given coordinate and each of the other coordinate.

`\sqrt{(10-3)^(2)+(8-2)^(2) }` Brooke

`\sqrt{(-6-3)^(2)+(6-2)^(2) }` Eric

`\sqrt{(8-3)^(2)+(-6-2)^(2) }` Cam

You'll see that Eric kicked the furthest distance with a distance of 9.8 meters.

Brooke kicked 9.2 meters and Cam kicked 9.4 meters. What does the distance formula really mean? When you solve for the distance between two points, you're really just creating a triangle between those two points, and you're actually looking for the hypotenuse. The slope that intersects your two points is the hypotenuse of the triangle you created.