Question

What is the distance between points P(-3, 5) and Q(3, 1)?

Sq root of 13
2 divided by the sq root of 13
3 Divided by the sq root of 13
4 divided by the sq root of 13

Answer 1

Do you know how to use the distance formula?

Answer 2

No idea what that is.

Answer 3

What does that even mean? o.O

Answer 4

@DerickG98` : Khans love explaining: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/linear-equations-and-inequalitie/more-analytic-geometry/v/distance-formula

Answer 5

Definition

The distance d between the points \[(x_1,y_1)\] and
\[(x_2,y_2)\]is given by,
\[d=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^{2}+(y_2-y_1)^2}\]




Example Problem

Given the points ( 1, -2 ) and ( -3, 5 ), find the distance between them.
Solution

Label the points as follows
\[( x_1, y_1 ) = ( -1, -2 )\]
and
\[( x_2, y_2 ) = ( -3, 5 )\]
To find the distance d between the points, use the distance formula :

\[d=\sqrt{(-3-1)^2+(5 - (-2))^2}=\sqrt{(-2)^2+(7)^2}=\sqrt{4+49}\]
\[d=\sqrt{53}\]

Answer 6

@DerickG98` now do you know what it means?

Answer 7

Nope. Thanks for your help tho, I gave up on that assignment. This does not make any sense to me whatsoever.

Answer 8

what part do you not comprehend?

Answer 9

do you know how to solve exponents and square roots?

Answer 10

No

Answer 11

then you're not ready for this stuff. maybe you need a remedial course on pre-algebra

Answer 12

I've already taken remedial courses & pre algebra. Last .5 credit before graduation =(

Answer 13

this is what exponents look like
\[2\times2=(2)^2\]
\[2\times2\times2=(2)^3\]
\[3\times3=(3)^2\]
\[3\times3\times3=(3)^3\]
http://www.mathsisfun.com/exponent.html
do you know how to add, subtract, divide and multiply at least?

Answer 14

Yes i know how to do that :D

Answer 15

do you know how to add, subtract, divide and multiply integers?

Answer 16

Integers are numbers right? Yes.

Answer 17

yes they are numbers too
http://www.mathsisfun.com/whole-numbers.html

Answer 18

Yes I know how to do that

Answer 19

do you understand the concept of square roots and roots?

Answer 20

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/square-root.html

Answer 21

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