Will give brainliest ! calculate the distance between the points k= (1, -5) and j= (8,-9) in the coordinate plane. give exact answer (not decimal form)

In order to find the answer to this question, you will need to set up a right triangle and solve the hypotenuse-leg equation. L^2 = h^2.

If you look on a graph, you will see that the right triangle that the two coordinates create has a leg length of 7 and a leg length of 4. Plug these into the equation for L1 and L2 to find h:

7^2 + 4^2 = h^2
49 + 16 = h^2
65 = h^2
h = 

Since the hypotenuse of the right triangle is a straight line that connects the two coordinates together, finding it would mean you have found the exact distance between the points. 

Your answer is in exact form: