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

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

amistre64 · Answer

subtract, square, add, sqrt .... its a process

amistre64 · Answer

(–12, 17)
- ( 6 ,  5)
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     x , y  ; when we subtract the points, what do we get for x and y?

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

we can actually narrow the options down to one after the subtraction ....