Question

find the distance between the points (3,-8) and (27,-15).

Answer 1

The distance can be determined as,

$\begin{gathered} d=\sqrt[]{(3-27)^2+(-8+15)^2} \\ =\sqrt[]{576+49} \\ =\sqrt[]{625} \\ =25 \end{gathered}$

Thus, the required distance is 25.