Question

Find the distance between the pair of points.N(-5, -15), P(-5,-2)d = ? what is d? in number form?

Answer 1

ANSWER

d = 13

EXPLANATION

We want find the distance between two points N(-5, -15) and P(-5, -2).

To do this, we will use the formula below:

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

We have that:

x1 = -5

x2 = -5

y1 = -15

y2 = -2

Therefore:

$\begin{gathered} d\text{ = }\sqrt{(-5-(-5))^2+(-2-(-15))^2} \\ d\text{ = }\sqrt{(-5+5)^2+(-2+15)^2} \\ d\text{ = }\sqrt{0+(13)^2} \\ d\text{ = }\sqrt{13^2} \\ \Rightarrow\text{ d = 13} \end{gathered}$