need help correcting my answers on two problems: (6,1) and (-20,35) also (60, 5) and (-20, 35)
you'll need to post the full problem please
find out the distance between the pair of points. give an exact answer and where appropriate an approximation to there decimal place
thanks
you'll need to use the distance formula \[\Large d = \sqrt{\left(x_{2}-x_{1}\right)^2+\left(y_{2}-y_{1}\right)^2}\]
for (6,1) and (-20,35) we see that x1 = 6 y1 = 1 x2 = -20 y2 = 35
yes i know but my answers are off trying to figure out why or how it should look since i can't seems to figure out why
what answer did you get for the first one
yes I got that
the first one I got \[D=\sqrt{2,500}\]
the second i got \[D=\sqrt{1492}\]
the first one is too big
one sec
For for (6,1) and (-20,35) \[\Large d = \sqrt{\left(x_{2}-x_{1}\right)^2+\left(y_{2}-y_{1}\right)^2}\] \[\Large d = \sqrt{\left(6-(-20)\right)^2+\left(1-35\right)^2}\] \[\Large d = \sqrt{\left(6+20\right)^2+\left(1-35\right)^2}\] \[\Large d = \sqrt{\left(26\right)^2+\left(-34\right)^2}\] \[\Large d = \sqrt{676+1156}\] \[\Large d = \sqrt{1832}\] Now you can simplify the radical to get... \[\Large d = \sqrt{1832}\] \[\Large d = \sqrt{4*458}\] \[\Large d = \sqrt{4}*\sqrt{458}\] \[\Large d = 2\sqrt{458}\]
hopefully you can see how I got all that
the book gives us an answer of \[\sqrt{45,6.708}\]
something is odd about that format
are you sure it says that?
yes
question though why do you go the opposite when replacing the formula with the problem. or does it matter. meaning you did X1 - X2 and not X2-X1
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