Find the distance between the points (2.7, 5.1) and (3, 4.7).

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0.5

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Question

Find the distance between the points (2.7, 5.1) and (3, 4.7).


0.05

0.5

5

anonymous · Answer

What?

littlebird · Answer

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littlebird · Answer

I just took a picture since I noticed the mistake I made.

anonymous · Answer

I can't get pictures

ja1 · Answer

$$Distance = \sqrt{(X _{2} - X_{1})^{2} + (Y_{2} - Y_{1})^{2}}$$

ja1 · Answer

Plug 'em in

anonymous · Answer

I know that part. But the answer I got from that isn't one of the choices.

littlebird · Answer

It worked for me

anonymous · Answer

What answer did you get? I got something like 0.7071067... Yeah...

ja1 · Answer

Ok let's work it out together, first stack them.

ja1 · Answer

Or you could do that....

littlebird · Answer

Should I let you figure it out or put it back..?

littlebird · Answer

(2.7-3)^2=.09
(5.1-4.7)^2=.16
.09+.16=.25
sqrt(.25)=.5

Sorry! I'm always worrying about breaking the websites rules about answering questions. :P here it is again

anonymous · Answer

Thank you:) I appreciate it!

ja1 · Answer

@Littlebird Well you are not breaking it since you showed your work but it's always best to guide the user and never give them the answer, as the old saying goes, if you give a man a fish he will eat for a night, but if you teach him to fish he will eat every day ;)