SOLUTION: Find the distance between (5,8) and (-4,5)

Question 139482: Find the distance between (5,8) and (-4,5)
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 9. Evaluate to get 3.

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
9.49

So the distance between (5,8) and (-4,5) is approximately 9.49 units
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