Question

What is the distance from C to D?

A. 5 units
B. 1 unit
C. 25 units
D. 7 units

Answer 1

Answer:

Option A

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the distance formula , for any 2 points P & Q whose coordinates are (x¹ , y¹) and (x² , y²) respectively. So ,

$PQ = \sqrt{(x^{2} - x^{1} )^{2} + (y^{2} - y^{1})^{2} }$

NOTE = HERE x² , y² DOESN'T MEAN THE SQUARES OF x & y . THEY ARE JUST COORDINATES.

According to the question ,

Coordinate of C = (2 , -1)

Coordinate of D = (5 , 3)

Using distance formula ,

$CD = \sqrt{(5-2)^{2} + (3 -(-1))^{2} }$

$=> CD = \sqrt{3^{2} + 4^{2} } = \sqrt{9 + 16} = \sqrt{25} = 5$