College Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305115546
ISBN 13: 978-1-30511-554-5

Are you Ready for College Algebra? - D. Diagnostic Test: The Coordinate Plane - Page XIX: 2

Answer

(a) $2\sqrt{13}$ units (b) $13$ units (c) $4\sqrt2$ units

Work Step by Step

Recall: The distance $d$ between the points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is given by the distance formula: $$d=\sqrt{(x_1-x_2)^2+(y_1-y_2)^2}$$ Use the formul above to find the distance beteween each pair of points: (a) $d=\sqrt{(1-5)^2+(3-6)^2}=\sqrt{16+36}=\sqrt{52}=\sqrt{4(13)}=2\sqrt{13}$ (b) $d=\sqrt{(-2-3)^2+(0-12)^2}=\sqrt{25+144}=\sqrt{169}=\sqrt{13^2}=13$ (c) $d=\sqrt{(0-4)^2+(-4-0)^2}=\sqrt{16+16}=\sqrt{32}=\sqrt{16(2)}=4\sqrt2$
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