Answer
d=5
Work Step by Step
Find the coordinates of each city.
Brooklyn: (8,2); Charleston: (4,5)
Use the distance formula:
$d=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$
$d=\sqrt{(4-8)^2+(5-2)^2}$
$d=\sqrt{(-4)^2+3^2}$
$d=\sqrt{16+9}$
$d=\sqrt{25}$
$d=5$
Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281159
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-115-6
Chapter 1 - Tools of Geometry - 1-7 Midpoint and Distance in the Coordinate Plane - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 54: 32
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