Question

What is the approximate distance from (6, 5) to (2, 1)?

6 units

5 units

4 units

3 units

Answer 1

another pythag application

Answer 2

4

Answer 3

subtract the points to get the length of each leg

Answer 4

(6, 5)
-(2, 1)
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4,4 now apply this to pythag

Answer 5

\[d=\sqrt{(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2}\]

Answer 6

4 sqrt(2) should be the result then approximate it

Answer 7

replace x1;y1 coordinates of 1st point and x2;y2 coordinates of the 2nd point