Question

Find the distance between the points given. Simplify all irrational answers.
(2, 5) and (6, 8)

Answer 1

Are you familiar with the distance formula?

Answer 2

no how do i solve this?

Answer 3

Given 2 points \((x_1,y_1)\) and\((x_2,y_2)\) . The distance between them is:
\[Distance = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2 + (y_2-y_1)^2}\]

Answer 4

Can you plug in your points to that formula?

Answer 5

not really i dont get it

Answer 6

What don't you get?!

Answer 7

cant u give me the answer or work it out so i can see how u did it

Answer 8

I did give you the answer. If you don't understand the solution, feel free to ask for clarification on the parts that are confusing.

Answer 9

the answer is 5?

Answer 10

yep!