what is the distance between (-5,8) and (-3,6)???

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anonymous · Answer

distance formula

$$d = \sqrt{(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2}$$

triciaal · Answer

@Maddiestone119  please read the question before answering!

first   it asks for the distance between the 2 points   not the slope 
second to find the slope its the rise /run and the rise is the change in the y value while the run is the change in the x value 

the slope using points (-5,8) and (-3,6)  should be 
(6 -8) / (-3 - -5) = -2/2 = -1

third   the slope is a ratio not a point 


@neb   hope you will learn from this too. 

to find the distance use the distance formula given above by @hilbertboy96