Question 1
| Find the distance between the points ( 1, - 4 ) and ( - 4, 2 ). |
Solution
| Label the points as ( x1, y1 ) =
( 1, - 4 ) and ( x2, y2 ) = ( - 4, 2 ). Therefore, x1 = 1, y1 = - 4, x2 = - 4, and y2 = 2. To
find the distance d between the
points, use the distance formula : |
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