SOLUTION: a plane is at X(5,-2) and it has to travel to either Y(-2,6) or Z(9,8). which point is closer? by how much? round to the nearest tenth

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Question 1010770: a plane is at X(5,-2) and it has to travel to either Y(-2,6) or Z(9,8). which point is closer? by how much? round to the nearest tenth
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a plane is at (,) and it has to travel to either (,) or (,)
to find out which point is closer, find the distance and

Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Formula to determine length on coordinate plane
The distance (d) between two points is given by the following formula:



Thus in our case, the required distance is



For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.


Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Formula to determine length on coordinate plane
The distance (d) between two points is given by the following formula:



Thus in our case, the required distance is



For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.


the distance
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