SOLUTION: Calculate the distance between the given two points. (-1,-3) and (-4,-8)

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Question 881208: Calculate the distance between the given two points.
(-1,-3) and (-4,-8)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Formula


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


Since the first point is (-1, -3), we can say (x1, y1) = (-1, -3)
So ,


Since the second point is (-4, -8), we can also say (x2, y2) = (-4, -8)
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 (-1, -3) and (-4, -8)






Plug in , , , and
















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Answer:


The distance between the two points (-1, -3) and (-4, -8) is exactly units


The approximate distance between the two points is about 5.8309518948453 units



So again,


Exact Distance: units


Approximate Distance: units
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