Question

Find the distance between these two points (-6, -5) and (2, 0)

Answer 1

`√(89)`

Explanation:

Use Distance Formula

`\sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1) )^(2) + (y_(2)-y_(1) )^(2) }`

Substitute

`\sqrt{(-5-0)^(2)+(2+6)^(2) }`

Simplify

`\sqrt{(-5)^(2)+(8)^(2) }`

Simplify

`√(25+64)`

Add

`√(89)`