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OpenStudy (quickstudent):

Is this correct? distance formula

OpenStudy (quickstudent):

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

no

Nnesha (nnesha):

nope there is negative sing x_2 - x_1 and X_1 is -4

Nnesha (nnesha):

sign* :P

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\Large\color{black}{ \displaystyle {\rm D} =\sqrt{ (\color{blue}{{\rm y}_1}-\color{red}{{\rm y}_2})^2+(\color{green}{{\rm x}_1}-\color{darkgoldenrod}{{\rm x}_2})^2 }}\) where \(\Large\color{black}{ \displaystyle {\rm D} }\) is the distance. \(\Large\color{black}{ \displaystyle (\color{green}{{\rm x}_1}~,~~\color{blue}{{\rm y}_1}) }\) and \(\Large\color{black}{ \displaystyle (\color{darkgoldenrod}{{\rm x}_2}~,~~\color{red}{{\rm y}_2}) }\) are your two points. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \(\large\color{slate}{ A--B=~~~\Longrightarrow~~~A+B }\) (as you know)

OpenStudy (quickstudent):

Oh yeah, so a is the right answer.

Nnesha (nnesha):

yep

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yes, A and?

OpenStudy (quickstudent):

A and C.

Nnesha (nnesha):

yep right :)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yes

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\large\color{slate}{ \sqrt{250}=\sqrt{25\cdot 10}=5\sqrt{10} }\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

good job!

OpenStudy (quickstudent):

Thanks! :)

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