A lawyer drives from her​ home, located 8 miles east and 17 miles north of the town​ courthouse, to her​ office, located 2 miles west and 7 miles south of the courthouse. Find the distance between the​ lawyer's home and her office.

Answer 1

If the town courthouse is (0,0), her home would be at (8,17)
her office at (-2,-7)

use the "distance formula between two points" to find the distance.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

d = -8 - 17i - 2 - 7i = -10 - 24i .

d = sqrt(10^2+24^2) =