Answer:
[tex]d=14.0357[/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{(6-(-8))^2+(-1-(-2))^2}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{(6+8)^2+(-1+2)^2}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{(14)^2+(1)^2}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{196+1}[/tex]
[tex]d=\sqrt{197}[/tex]
[tex]d=14.0357[/tex]