Question

On a coordinate plane, a line goes from point (negative 3, negative 2) to (2, 4).
The distance between the two points pictured is d =

Use the distance formula to find n.

d = StartRoot (x 2 minus x 1) squared + (y 2 minus y 1) squared EndRoot

n =

Answer 1

Compute the differences: Δx = 2 − (−3) = 5, Δy = 4 − (−2) = 6.
So d = sqrt(5^2 + 6^2) = sqrt(25 + 36) = sqrt(61).

Therefore n = √61 (≈ 7.81).