Find the distance from point P to RQ

Answer:
option A : about 2.8 units
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the distance from P to RQ , Find the distance from ( 1 , 1) to (3 , 3).
[tex]Distance = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}[/tex]
[tex]= \sqrt{(3-1)^2 + (3-1)^2}\\\\= \sqrt{2^2 + 2^2 }\\\\= \sqrt{4 + 4 }\\\\= \sqrt{8}\\\\=2\sqrt{2}[/tex]
= 2.83 units
Answer:
A
Step-by-step explanation:
Remark
The distance you want is the point P to the (3,3). Then two lines meet as these two do, the shortest distance is the right angle distance. And that is how distance is defined.
Formula
d = sqrt( (x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2 )
Givens
x2 = 1
x1 = 3
y2 = 1
y1 = 3
Solution
d = sqrt( (1 - 3)^2 + (1 - 3)^2 )
d = sqrt( (-2)^2 + (-2)^2 )
d = sqrt ( 4 + 4)
d = sqrt(8)
d = 2√2
d = 2.8