Question

What is the distance between points M and H? Round to the nearest tenth of a unit.

____ units

Answer 1

k12?

Answer 2

Yes

Answer 3

i just had one of these problems 1 min

Answer 4

Ok.

Answer 5

is the lesson 5 Distances with the Pythagorean Theorem?

Answer 6

Yeah

Answer 7

ok what u have to do is write a triangle using the points

Answer 8

So, would it be like this?

Answer 9

yes no count how many units from point to point , dont worry about the hypotenuse, thats what were finding

Answer 10

now*

Answer 11

Ok, so from point H to -2 is 8 units. From -2 to M it's 5. And I don't know how to count the units from M to H.

Answer 12

ok , so whats the formula for pythagorean theorem?

Answer 13

c=a2+b2

Answer 14

now plug in 8 and 5

Answer 15

for a and b doesnt matter which one

Answer 16

c=a^2+b^2
C=8^2+5^2
C=64+25
C=89

Answer 17

smart lol , now we gotta find 2 numbers that = 89 which is basically the square root of 89

Answer 18

The square root of 89 is 9.43398113205....so it would be 9.4.

Answer 19

yup , thats your answer

Answer 20

Thank you!

Answer 21

np tag me when u need me

Answer 22

Ok. :)