SOLUTION: find the distance between (-2,9) and (-5,15) a)45.02 b) 6.17 c)24.18 d) 18.67

Question 316994: find the distance between (-2,9) and (-5,15)
a)45.02
b) 6.17
c)24.18
d) 18.67
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The difference in x is 3.
In y it's 6.

d =~ 6.708

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Note: is the first point . So this means that and .
Also, is the second point . So this means that and .

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.

So our answer is

Which approximates to

So the distance between the two points is approximately 6.708 units.

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