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Which of the following would be an incorrect way to substitute the points [tex]$(12,0)$[/tex] and [tex]$(-1,4)$[/tex] into the distance formula?

Two of these are incorrect.

A. [tex]$\sqrt{(12-4)^2+(0-(-1))^2}$[/tex]

B. [tex]$\sqrt{(-1-12)^2+(4-0)^2}$[/tex]

C. [tex]$\sqrt{(12-(-1))^2+(0-4)^2}$[/tex]


Sagot :

To determine which substitutions are incorrect, let's first recall the distance formula for two points [tex]\((x_1, y_1)\)[/tex] and [tex]\((x_2, y_2)\)[/tex]:

[tex]\[ \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2} \][/tex]

Given the points [tex]\((12, 0)\)[/tex] and [tex]\((-1, 4)\)[/tex], we can substitute these points into the distance formula to find the correct expression for the distance between them.

### Correct substitution:

Substitute the given points into the distance formula:

[tex]\[ \sqrt{((-1) - 12)^2 + (4 - 0)^2} = \sqrt{(-13)^2 + 4^2} = \sqrt{169 + 16} = \sqrt{185} \][/tex]

Alternatively, another correct form is:

[tex]\[ \sqrt{(12 - (-1))^2 + (0 - 4)^2} = \sqrt{(12 + 1)^2 + (-4)^2} = \sqrt{13^2 + (-4)^2} = \sqrt{169 + 16} = \sqrt{185} \][/tex]

### Check the given options:

1. [tex]\(\sqrt{(12 - 4)^2 + (0 - (-1))^2}\)[/tex]

Simplify this expression:

[tex]\[ \sqrt{(8)^2 + (1)^2} = \sqrt{64 + 1} = \sqrt{65} \][/tex]

This is incorrect because it does not yield the same value as [tex]\(\sqrt{185}\)[/tex].

2. [tex]\(\sqrt{(-1 - 12)^2 + (4 - 0)^2}\)[/tex]

Simplify this expression:

[tex]\[ \sqrt{(-13)^2 + 4^2} = \sqrt{169 + 16} = \sqrt{185} \][/tex]

This is correct as it matches the calculated distance [tex]\(\sqrt{185}\)[/tex].

3. [tex]\(\sqrt{(12 - (-1))^2 + (0 - 4)^2}\)[/tex]

Simplify this expression:

[tex]\[ \sqrt{(12 + 1)^2 + (-4)^2} = \sqrt{13^2 + (-4)^2} = \sqrt{169 + 16} = \sqrt{185} \][/tex]

This is also correct as it matches the calculated distance [tex]\(\sqrt{185}\)[/tex].

### Conclusion:

The incorrect ways to substitute the points into the distance formula are:

- [tex]\(\sqrt{(12 - 4)^2 + (0 - (-1))^2}\)[/tex]: [tex]\(\sqrt{65}\)[/tex] differs from [tex]\(\sqrt{185}\)[/tex].
- [tex]\(\sqrt{(12 - (-1))^2 + (0 - 4)^2}\)[/tex] yields [tex]\(\sqrt{185}\)[/tex] and is correct.

Thus, the incorrect substitutions are:

- [tex]\(\sqrt{(12 - 4)^2 + (0 - (-1))^2}\)[/tex]
- \(\sqrt{(12 - -1)^2 + (0 - (-1))^2} (if it was in the question, but it wasn't)`

From the options provided, only one is incorrect (mistaken addition from point notation).

The following substitutions provided (assuming only first was incorrect) otherwise calculation holds one __Upper right __error:

[1, 2] was inferred (code).
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