Find the distance
(-6, -5) and (2, 0)

Hey there! I'm happy to help!

To find the distance between two points, you find the difference between the x values, square that, find the difference between the y values, square that, add the two numbers you got, and then find the square root.

Find the difference between the x values.

-6-2=-8

Square it.

-8²=64

Find the difference between the y-values.

-5-0=-5

Square it.

-5²=25

We add the two numbers we got.

64+25=89

And we find the square root.

√89≈9.43

This method comes from the Pythagorean Theorem! If you draw a triangle that connects the two points, you can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance, which is what we just did!

Have a wonderful day! :D