SOLUTION: A line segment has endpoints (4,7) and (1,11). What is the length of the segment?

Question 825633: A line segment has endpoints (4,7) and (1,11). What is the length of the segment?
Answer by math-vortex(648) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi, there--

THE PROBLEM:
A line segment has endpoints (4,7) and (1,11). What is the length of the segment?

A SOLUTION:
Use the distance formula to find the length of the line segment. 



Substitute 4 for , 7 for , 1 for , and 11 for . Simplify.







The length of the line segment is 5 units.

Hope this helps!
Mrs. Figgy
math.in.the.vortex@gmail.com

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