Explanation:
The formula for calculating the distance between two points is:
d
=
√
(
x
2
−
x
1
)
2
+
(
y
2
-y
1
)
2 Substituting the points from the problem gives:
d
=
√
(
0
−
5
)
2
+
(
4
−
1
)
2
d
=
√
(
−
5
)
2
+
(
3
)
2
d
=
√
25
9 d
=
√
34
Or
d
=3
5.8 rounded to the nearest hundredth.
