Answer:
[tex]\sqrt{97}[/tex] units
Step-by-step explanation:
Calculate the distance using the distance formula
d = [tex]\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{1})^2+(y_{2}-y_{1})^2 }[/tex]
with (x₁, y₁ ) = A(- 5, 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = B(4, - 1)
d= [tex]\sqrt{(4+5)^2+(-1-3)^2}[/tex]
= [tex]\sqrt{9^2+(-4)^2}[/tex]
= [tex]\sqrt{81+16}[/tex]
= [tex]\sqrt{97}[/tex] ≈ 9.85 ( to 2 dec. places )
