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Approximate the distance between (0, -5) and (4, 1) to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

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Answer:

7.7

Explanation:

To solve this question we must use Pythagoras (a²+b²=c²) Let those two dots be A and B respectively.Imagine a line is drawn that pases through both dots,

Imagine that the line given is the hypotenuse (the longest side of a right-angled triangle) of a right-angled triangle and the other sides as a line from A going to the right, and a line from B going downwards, making the final vertexes for the triangle at coordinates: 0,-5 4,1 and 4,-5 (the vertex we made). now we find the lengths for the sides: 4 and 6 so we use these to plug them into pythagoras's equation:

4²+6²=c²

24+36=c²

√60=c

c=7.74....

But all we need is until the tenths so the answer is 7.7 (as the hundredths digit, 4, rounds down)

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