Question

on a map where each unit represents 100 miles , two airports are located at p(1,17) and q(12,10) what is the distance to the nearest whole mile between the two airports

Answer 1

Considering the distance between the two points in units, the real distance between the airports is of 1303 miles.

What is the distance between two points?

Suppose that we have two points, $(x_1,y_1)$ and $(x_2,y_2)$. The distance between them is given by:

$D = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$

In this problem, the airports are at points at p(1,17) and q(12,10), hence the distance in units is given by:

$D = \sqrt{(10 - 17)^2 + (12 - 1)^2} = 13.03$

Since each unit represents 100 miles, the distance in miles is given by:

D = 13.03 x 100 = 1303 miles.

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