What is the distance between (-6, 8)(−6,8)left parenthesis, minus, 6, comma, 8, right parenthesis and (-3, 9)(−3,9)left parenthesis, minus, 3, comma, 9, right parenthesis?

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Answer:

[tex]D=\sqrt{10}\approx 3.16[/tex] units.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are asked to find the distance between [tex](-6,8)[/tex] and [tex](-3,9)[/tex].

We will use distance formula to solve our given problem. [tex]D=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}[/tex]

Let point [tex](-6,8)=(x_1,y_1)[/tex] and [tex](-3,9)=(x_2,y_2)[/tex].

[tex]D=\sqrt{(-3-(-6))^2+(9-8)^2}[/tex]

[tex]D=\sqrt{(-3+6)^2+(1)^2}[/tex]

[tex]D=\sqrt{(3)^2+(1)^2}[/tex]

[tex]D=\sqrt{9+1}[/tex]

[tex]D=\sqrt{10}[/tex]

[tex]D\approx 3.16[/tex]

Therefore, the distance between our given points is [tex]D=\sqrt{10}\approx 3.16[/tex] units.

The distance between the two points is √10

How to calculate the distance between two points

The formula for calculating the distance between two points is expressed as:

[tex]D=\sqrt{(y_2-y_1)^2+(x_2-x_1)^2}[/tex]

Given the coordinate points (-6, 8) and (-3, 9). The distance between the points is expressed as:

[tex]D=\sqrt{(9-8)^2+(-3-(-6))^2}\\D=\sqrt{(1)^2+(3)^2}\\D=\sqrt{10}[/tex]

Hence the distance between the two points is √10

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