Question

What is the distance between the points (1, –6) and (–5, 2)?

A.5.6 units
B.7.2 units
C.9 units
D.10 units

Answer 1

Please Explain how to solve!

Answer 2

given 2 points, we can form a right triangle and find the length using the pythag thrm

Answer 3

in steps

subtract square sum sqrt

Answer 4

eh??

Answer 5

( x, y )
-(xo,yo)
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x-xo,y-yo ; square the results

(x-xo)^2 , (y-yo)^2

add em up

(x-xo)^2 + (y-yo)^2

and sqrt the results

\[\sqrt{(x-xo)^2 + (y-yo)^2}\]

Answer 6

But you can't square -8??