Question

What is the distance between points (6, 5) and (–12, 17)? Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer
A. 8.9
B. 14.7
C. 18.2
D. 21.6

Answer 1

Distance is the square root, sqrt, of change in x squared plus change in y squared.

I.e., distance^2 = (6-(-12))^2 + (5-17)^2 = 18^2 + (-12)^2 = 324 + 144 = 468

So distance = ...

Answer 2

soooo its C?