Provide an appropriate response.
-What is the distance from the point $( \mathrm { c } , \mathrm { w } )$ to the point $( \mathrm { m } , \mathrm { q } )$ ?
A) $\sqrt { ( c - w ) ^ { 2 } + ( m - q ) ^ { 2 } }$

B) $\sqrt { ( m - c ) ^ { 2 } - ( q - w ) ^ { 2 } }$

C) $\sqrt { ( m - c ) ^ { 2 } + ( q - w ) ^ { 2 } }$

D) $[ \sqrt { m - c } + \sqrt { q - w } ] ^ { 2 }$

Question

Provide an appropriate response.
-What is the distance from the point $( \mathrm { c } , \mathrm { w } )$ to the point $( \mathrm { m } , \mathrm { q } )$ ?
A) $\sqrt { ( c - w ) ^ { 2 } + ( m - q ) ^ { 2 } }$

B) $\sqrt { ( m - c ) ^ { 2 } - ( q - w ) ^ { 2 } }$

C) $\sqrt { ( m - c ) ^ { 2 } + ( q - w ) ^ { 2 } }$

D) $[ \sqrt { m - c } + \sqrt { q - w } ] ^ { 2 }$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The distance between two points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ in a plane is given by the formula $\sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$. Applying this formula to the points $(c, w)$ and $(m, q)$, we get $\sqrt{(m - c)^2 + (q - w)^2}$.

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