Chapter 1 - Tools of Geometry - 1-7 Midpoint and Distance in the Coordinate Plane - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 54: 34

d=9.4

Find the coordinates of each city. Everett: (-3,5); Fairfield: (-8,-3) Use the distance formula: $d=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$ $d=\sqrt{(-8-(-3))^2+(-3-5)^2}$ $d=\sqrt{(-5)^2+(-8)^2}$ $d=\sqrt{25+64}$ $d=\sqrt{89}$ $d\approx9.4$