Question

Find the distance between the points (2.4, 5) and (9.7, 5).

10
8
6
(2.4, 5)
(9.75
4
2
X
-10
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10

Answer 1

7.3

Explanation:

Calculate the distance d using the distance formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2.4, 5) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (9.7, 5)

d =
`√((9.7-2.4)^2)+(5 - 5)^2`

=
`√(7.3^2+0^2)`

=
`√(7.3^2)`

= 7.3