SOLUTION: Find the distance between (-4, 0) and (-5,-3)...My solution is sqrt of 10 Am I right??Thanks

SOLUTION: Find the distance between (-4, 0) and (-5,-3)...My solution is sqrt of 10 Am I right??Thanks

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Question 87354: Find the distance between (-4, 0) and (-5,-3)...My solution is sqrt of 10 Am I right??Thanks
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given distance formula

Plug in , , ,

Subtract to get 1. Subtract to get 3.

Square each value

Add each value

Simplify the square root

Which approximates to

So the distance between (-4,0) and (-5,-3) is about 3.16227766016838

So you are correct
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