Answer:
[tex]d=18.2483[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Distance Formula: [tex]d=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}[/tex]
Simply plug in your 2 coordinates into the distance formula to find distance d:
[tex]d=\sqrt{(-16-2)^2+(-20-(-17))^2}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{(-18)^2+(-20+17)^2}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{324+(-3)^2}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{324+9}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{333}[/tex]
[tex]d=18.2483[/tex]