What is the distance between point A and point B to the nearest tenth?

A.

6.0 units

B.

9.0 units

C.

4.2 units

D.

1.4 units

Question

What is the distance between point A and point B to the nearest tenth?
  
   
 
  
 
  
 

 
 

  

  A. 
 
6.0 units
   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
 
9.0 units
   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
 
4.2 units
   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
 
1.4 units

themockingjay · Answer

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phi · Answer

maybe the easiest way is to make a right triangle
and then  use pythagoras

iconforhire56 · Answer

^

iconforhire56 · Answer

A if your actually looking for an answer :3

phi · Answer

draw a line sideways from A until you are right below B
how many boxes over is it?
then count how many boxes up to point B

you now have 2 sides of a right triangle, and you need to find the length of the hypotenuse

themockingjay · Answer

how do you find the hypotenuse?

iconforhire56 · Answer

$$c=\sqrt{a2+b2} $$

themockingjay · Answer

how did you get a?

iconforhire56 · Answer

i counted the boxes xD

iconforhire56 · Answer

but I fixed it the answer is c≈4.24

themockingjay · Answer

ok, thanks

iconforhire56 · Answer

your welcome sorry for the mess up