Question

Find the distance between the points X(1, 1) and Y(5, 4), Round to the nearest
hundredth.

Answer 1

+5

Explanation:

Imagine (or draw) a right triangle with acute angles at the vertices (1, 1) and (5, 4). The horizontal leg of this triangle has length (5 - 1), or 4, and the vertical leg has length (4 - 1), or 3. Applying the Pythagorean Theorem:

(distance between these two points) = sqrt(3^2 + 4^2) = +sqrt(25) = +5