Question

Draw the new location of the pole barn on the graph below. Note that the stock tank is located at the origin.How far is it from the old location to the new location? (Hint use the distance formula)

Answer 1

To find the distance between two points (x1, y1) and (x2 , y2)

we will use the form:

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

as one of the points at the origin (0 , 0) and the other point will be (-50 , 25)

Note: the point (-50, 25) one of the corners of the Pole Barn, it is the closest corner to the stock tank

So, the distance will be:

`d=\sqrt[]{(-50-0)^2+(25-0)^2}=\sqrt[]{50^2+25^2}=\sqrt[]{2500+625}=\sqrt[]{3125}=55.9`