Can someone help me with this?
Find the distance between points m(6, 16) and z(-1, 14) to the nearest tenth

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Can someone help me with this?
Find the distance between points m(6, 16) and z(-1, 14)  to the nearest tenth

pooja195 · Answer

$$\huge~\rm~\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1 )^2}$$

pooja195 · Answer

This is the distance formula can you plug in the numbers? :)

mydilemma · Answer

(6^2 - -1^1)^2 + (16^2 - 14^1)^2 
(36 - 1)^2 + (256 - 14)^2
35^2 + 242^2
1,225 + 58,564 = 59, 789
I think I did it wrong...

pooja195 · Answer

Why did you sqrt everything? :O

mydilemma · Answer

Well after I put the numbers in the formula I tried solving it... what am I doing wrong?

abb0t · Answer

What are the choices?

mydilemma · Answer

There is no choices

pooja195 · Answer

You dont need to sqrt everything

abb0t · Answer

Oh, in that case, it's 7.

mydilemma · Answer

Okay but did i set the formula right?

mydilemma · Answer

@abb0t how did you get that?

pooja195 · Answer

sqrt((1-6)^2 + (14-16)^2)

abb0t · Answer

Not quite: $\sf \color{red}{\sqrt{(-1-6)^2+(14-16)^2}}$ which is approximately 7.28, but rounding to the nearest tenth is 7.

abb0t · Answer

$\huge \sf \color{red}{7}$
:)

pooja195 · Answer

Thanks for the answer abb0t we didnt need it though

abb0t · Answer

If you have any more questions, @MyDilemma 
if you have anymore, ask me :)

mydilemma · Answer

Thank you both for helping me, and helping me understand (::

pooja195 · Answer

.-.