Find the distance between the two points rounding to the nearest tenth (if necessary). left bracket, minus, 8, comma, 0, right bracket, and , left bracket, minus, 4, comma, 2, right bracket (−8,0) and (−4,2)
To find the distance between two points, we can use the distance formula. The formula is √((x₂ - x₁)² + (y₂ - y₁)²), where (x₁, y₁) and (x₂, y₂) are the coordinates of the two points.
For the given points A(-8, 0) and B(-4, 2), let's plug the values into the distance formula:
√((-4 - (-8))² + (2 - 0)²)
Simplifying inside the square:
√(4² + 2²)
√(16 + 4)
√20
To round to the nearest tenth, we can approximate √20 to one decimal place:
≈ 4.5
Therefore, the distance between points A(-8, 0) and B(-4, 2) is approximately 4.5 units.