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OpenStudy (anonymous):

10. Find the distance between the given points: (-1, 5) and (0, 4)

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

\[d=\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{1})^2+(y_{2}-y_{1})^2}\]

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

This is the distance formula. It may look confusing but its pretty simple :)

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

As you know, points are graphed as (x, y). You have two coordinates, (-1, 5) and (0, 4)

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

It doesn't matter which one is 2 and one which is 1. Just make sure you pick one coordinate to be 1, and one coordinate to be 2. I.E (-1, 5) can be your (x1, y1) or your (x2, y2). This is WRONG!!: (x1, y2) YOU CANNOT DO THAT

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

for this we will do (-1, 5) for (x1, y1) and (0, 4) for (x2, y2)

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

\[\sqrt{(0-(-1))^2+(4-5)^2}\]

OpenStudy (lukecrayonz):

Your answer is 1.4 :) or sqrt(2)

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