using mileage distance: how to find the distance between (39.970, -83.001) from location (39.579, -82.373)

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anonymous · Answer

$$\sqrt{(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2}$$
You have to use the distance formula for this problem.
$$\sqrt{(39.579-39.970)^2+(-82.373-(-83.001))^2}$$

anonymous · Answer

All you have to do is solve that equation and you'll get your answer :)

anonymous · Answer

Okay so I got this can someone check my work?
sqrt{(69.1(39.579-39.970))^2+(53(-82.373-(-83.110))^2
sqrt{(69.1*(-0.391)^2+(53*(0.628)^2
sqrt{(69.1*(-0.153)+(53*.394)
10.572+20.882=31.453
=31.454
so  would be 5.61 miles from one town to another