Question

Michael lives in Geo City. A map of the city is found below. If Michael walks directly from school to the park, how far must he travel? Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Answer 1

The school is at (2, 1), and the park is at (-6, 5).

`\sqrt{ {(2 - ( - 6))}^(2) + {(1 - 5)}^(2) }`

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

`√(64 + 16) = √(80) = 4 √(5)`

4√5 is about 8.9.