SOLUTION: Find the distance between R(-1,1) and s(-4,-5) to the nearest tenth.

Question 403410: Find the distance between R(-1,1) and s(-4,-5) to the nearest tenth.
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Mr.Math:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the distance formula.

Plug in , , , and .

Subtract from to get .

Subtract from to get .

Square to get .

Square to get .

Add to to get .

Simplify the square root.

Now use a calculator to get and round to get

So the answer is approximately units.
Answer by Mr.Math(29) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance between two points is calculated as:

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