SOLUTION: 1/3 of the distance from (2,3)(5,9)

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Question 462281: 1/3 of the distance from (2,3)(5,9)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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first find the distance from (2,3)(5,9):
Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Formula to determine length on coordinate plane
The distance (d) between two points is given by the following formula:

d=sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29

Thus in our case, the required distance is
d=sqrt%28%285-2%29%5E2+%2B+%289-3%29%5E2%29=+6.70820393249937+


For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.


now find 1%2F3 of 6.7082039249937
%281%2F3%296.7082039249937=6.7082039249937%2F3=2.2360679749979 or 2.24