SOLUTION: Find the distance between (-9,3)and(-1,-5)

Question 104656: Find the distance between (-9,3)and(-1,-5)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given distance formula
where

is the first point

and

is the second point

Plug in , , ,

Evaluate to get -8. Evaluate to get 8.

Square each value

Add

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)

So the distance approximates to

which rounds to
11.31

So the distance between (-9,3) and (-1,-5) is approximately 11.31 units
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