What is the distance between the points (-1, -5) and (8, 7)?
A: 9
B: 15
C: 3
D: 21

Question

What is the distance between the points (-1, -5) and (8, 7)?
A: 9
B: 15
C: 3
D: 21

anonymous · Answer

@VlPatton ey come here

joel_atkins · Answer

As in co-ordinates?

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

Use distance formula right?

joel_atkins · Answer

Depends if that's all the information they gave you.

anonymous · Answer

according to @VlPatton that is all

anonymous · Answer

Yes lol

anonymous · Answer

This is multiple choice or what?

joel_atkins · Answer

If that's all they gave you then the distance formula will give you you're answer.
It only varies if they give you a graph of chart.

joel_atkins · Answer

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/distform.htm If you're not too familiar, it explains about the formula here.

anonymous · Answer

Ok i know purplemath

joel_atkins · Answer

I would have worked it out myself for you, but I'm currently at work and I can only help with things off the top of my head, or that I can work out quickly on a notepad.

anonymous · Answer

Yes I am planning to work it out for Patton here. I just wanted to confirm that i need to use Distance formula

amistre64 · Answer

subtract, square, add, then sqrt ...

anonymous · Answer

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