Question

Find the distance between the two points in simplest radical form (1,-3) and (-1,-8)

Answer 1

Length = 5.3852

Answer 2

√29

Explanation:

The change in x from one point to the other is 2; that in y is 5.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse (which is the desired distance):

d = √(2² + 5²) = √29