Distance formula is: [tex]\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{1})^2+(y_{2}-y_{1})^2 }[/tex]
[tex](x_{1},y_{1}) = (4,7)\\(x_{2},y_{2}) = (-5,7)[/tex]
Thus let us plug in all the know values and solve:
[tex]\sqrt{(-5-4)^2+(7-7)^2} =\sqrt{(-9)^2} =\sqrt{81} = 9[/tex]
Thus the distance is 9
Hope that helps!
