Question

On the coordinate grid of a map, Josie's house is located at (2,7). Her school is located at (-5,5). If each map unit equals one mile, what is the approximate distance from her house to school? Help me out i'm so confused >.

Answer 1

The answer is C. 7.28

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Explanation:

Answer 2

To find the distance you would use the distance formula which is:

`d = \sqrt{(x2-x1)^(2)+(y2-y1)^(2)} = \sqrt{(2-(-5))^(2)+(7-5)^(2)}`

This equals:

`d = \sqrt{(7)^(2)+(2)^2} = √(49+4) = √(53) = 7.2801`