Question

Which expression gives the distance between the points (2,4) and (5,3)?

Answer 1

Answer:
`√(10)`

Explanation:

`d = \sqrt{(x_(2)-x_1)^2 + (y_(2)-y_1)^2 } \\x_2 = 5\\x_1 = 2\\y_2 = 3\\y_1 = 4\\\\\\d = √((5-2)^2 + (3-4)^2 ) \\\\d = √(3^2 + 1^2)\\d = √(10)`