Find the distance between the points (12 1 2 , -12 1 2 ).

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2010 Subject: General Mathematics

Question 1 Report

Find the distance between the points ( $\frac{1}{2}$ , - $\frac{1}{2}$ ).

1

o

√3

√2

Answer Details

Let D denote the distance between ( $\frac{1}{2}$ , - $\frac{1}{2}$ ) then using
D = $\sqrt{(x_{2} - x_{1})^{2} + (y_{2} - y_{1})^{2}}$
= $\sqrt{(- \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2})^{2} + (- \frac{1}{2} - \frac{1}{2})^{2}}$
= $\sqrt{(- 1)^{2} + (- 1)^{2}}$
= $\sqrt{1 + 1}$
= √2

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