Find the distance between the two points of each pair. Found to the nearest tenth.
(1,5) , (5,2)
Is the answer 4.5?
To find the distance between two points, you can use the distance formula:
Distance = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2)
Let's use this formula to find the distance between the points (1, 5) and (5, 2).
Let's label the coordinates as follows:
(x1, y1) = (1, 5)
(x2, y2) = (5, 2)
Now, plug these values into the distance formula:
Distance = sqrt((5 - 1)^2 + (2 - 5)^2)
= sqrt(4^2 + (-3)^2)
= sqrt(16 + 9)
= sqrt(25)
= 5
Therefore, the distance between the two points (1, 5) and (5, 2) is 5 units to the nearest tenth.
So, the answer is not 4.5. The correct answer is 5 units.