Question

What is the distance between the following point?

Answer 1

The distance between the points is
`√(72)` which agrees with the first answer option listed.

Explanation:

Notice that the given points are: (-5, 8), and (1, 2), therefore using the distance formula:

`distance=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2) \\distance=√((1-(-5))^2+(2-8)^2) \\distance=√((6)^2+(-6)^2)\\distance=√(36+36) \\distance=√(72)`