A grid shows the positions of a subway stop and your house. The subway stop is located at (-1, 9) and your house is located at (2, -4). What is the distance, to the nearest unit, between your house and the subway stop?

1 answer

Using the distance formula, we have:

d = √[(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2]
d = √[(2 - (-1))^2 + (-4 - 9)^2]
d = √[3^2 + (-13)^2]
d = √(9 + 169)
d = √178

To the nearest unit, the distance between your house and the subway stop is 13.