SOLUTION: What is the length of D(-5,7) G(8,31)

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Question 913130: What is the length of D(-5,7) G(8,31)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The length of DG is the same as the distance from point D to point G.

Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Formula


The first point is (x1,y1). The second point is (x2,y2)


Since the first point is (-5, 7), we can say (x1, y1) = (-5, 7)
So ,


Since the second point is (8, 31), we can also say (x2, y2) = (8, 31)
So ,


Put this all together to get: , , , and

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Now use the distance formula to find the distance between the two points (-5, 7) and (8, 31)






Plug in , , , and













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Answer:


The distance between the two points (-5, 7) and (8, 31) is exactly units


The approximate distance between the two points is about 27.2946881279124 units



So again,


Exact Distance: units


Approximate Distance: units





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