Use the Distance Formula to find the distance between the pair of points. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. W(2, 5), U(4, 3)

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Pieterjandesmedt · Answer 1 · 2021-09-18T22:02:58+0000

Solution:

Given that,

Points are W(2, 5), U(4, 3)

Distance between two points is given as:

d = √((y_2-y_1)^2 + (x_2-x_1)^2)

From given,

$(x_1, y_1) = (2, 5)\\\\(x_2, y_2) = (4, 3)$

Substituting the values we get,

$d = √((3-5)^2+(4-2)^2)\\\\d = √((-2)^2 + (2)^2)\\\\ d = √(4+4)\\\\d = √(8)\\\\d = 2.8284$

$d \approx 2.8$

Thus the distance between the pair of points is 2.8 units