Question

Find the distance between the two points rounding to the nearest tenth (if needed)

(-8,6) and (-6,0)

Answer 1

Answer:

6.3 units (nearest tenth)

Step-by-step explanation:

$\boxed{Distance \: between \: 2 \: points = \sqrt{ {(x1 - x2)}^{2} + {(y1 - y2)}^{2} } }$

Using the formula above,

distance between (-8, 6) and (-6, 0)

$= \sqrt{ {[ - 8 - ( - 6)]}^{2} + {(6 - 0)}^{2} }$

$= \sqrt{ {( - 8 + 6)}^{2} + {(6 - 0)}^{2} }$

$= \sqrt{ {( - 2)}^{2} + 6^{2} }$

$= \sqrt{4 + 36}$

$= \sqrt{40}$

= 6.3 units (nearest tenth)