find the distance of diagonal LN round to the nearest hundredth

L (-2,3)
N (2,-3)

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To find the distance of the diagonal \( LN \), we can use the distance formula, which is given by:

\[ d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2} \]

Here, the coordinates of points \( L \) and \( N \) are:

  • \( L (-2, 3) \) where \( x_1 = -2 \) and \( y_1 = 3 \)
  • \( N (2, -3) \) where \( x_2 = 2 \) and \( y_2 = -3 \)

Now, we can plug these values into the distance formula:

\[ d = \sqrt{(2 - (-2))^2 + (-3 - 3)^2} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ d = \sqrt{(2 + 2)^2 + (-3 - 3)^2} \] \[ d = \sqrt{(4)^2 + (-6)^2} \] \[ d = \sqrt{16 + 36} \] \[ d = \sqrt{52} \]

Calculating \( \sqrt{52} \):

\[ \sqrt{52} = \sqrt{4 \times 13} = 2\sqrt{13} \]

Now calculating \( 2\sqrt{13} \):

Using a calculator, we find:

\[ \sqrt{13} \approx 3.60555 \] Thus, \[ 2\sqrt{13} \approx 2 \times 3.60555 \approx 7.2111 \]

Rounding to the nearest hundredth:

\[ d \approx 7.21 \]

Therefore, the distance of diagonal \( LN \) rounded to the nearest hundredth is \( \boxed{7.21} \).