Question

Find the distance between (-2, -2) and (0, 5) to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

$d = \sqrt{ - 2 - 0) {}^{2} + ( - 2 - 5) {}^{2} }$

$d = \sqrt{( - 2) {}^{2} + ( - 7) {}^{2} }$

$d = \sqrt{4 + 49}$

$d = \sqrt{53} = 7.28 = 7.3$