Explanation
Step 1
the distance between 2 points P1 and P2 is given by:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{distance}=\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2} \\ \text{where} \\ P1(x_1,y_1)andP2(x_2,y_2) \end{gathered}[/tex]Step 2
let
P1=M(4,0)
P2=N(-2,-3)
replace
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{distance}=\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2} \\ \text{distance}=\sqrt[]{(-2-4)^2+(-3-0)^2} \\ \text{distance}=\sqrt[]{(-6)^2+(-3)^2} \\ \text{distance}=\sqrt[]{36+9} \\ \text{distance}=\sqrt[]{45} \\ \end{gathered}[/tex]I hope this helps you
