A grid shows the positions of a subway stop and your house. The subway stop is located at (-5, 2), and your house is located at (-9, 9). What is the distance, to the nearest unit, between your house and the subway stop? 5 13 8 18

1 answer

We can use the distance formula to find the distance between the two points:

distance = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2)

Plugging in the coordinates, we get:

distance = sqrt((-5 - (-9))^2 + (2 - 9)^2)
distance = sqrt(4^2 + (-7)^2)
distance = sqrt(16 + 49)
distance = sqrt(65)

To the nearest unit, the distance between your house and the subway stop is 8.