Given:
The two points on a coordinate plane are C(-5,-1) and D(0,3).
To find:
The distance between C and D.
Solution:
Distance formula:
[tex]d=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}[/tex]
Using the distance formula, the distance between C(-5,-1) and D(0,3) is
[tex]CD=\sqrt{(0-(-5))^2+(3-(-1))^2}[/tex]
[tex]CD=\sqrt{(0+5)^2+(3+1)^2}[/tex]
[tex]CD=\sqrt{(5)^2+(4)^2}[/tex]
[tex]CD=\sqrt{25+16}[/tex]
On further simplification, we get
[tex]CD=\sqrt{41}[/tex]
[tex]CD=6.40312424[/tex]
[tex]CD\approx 6.40[/tex]
Therefore, the distance between C and D is 6.40 units.
