A boat at X(5,-2) needs to travel to Y(-6,9) or Z(17,-3). Which point is closer? What is the distance to the closer point?
Use the distance formula......
sqrt[ (5 - -6)^2 + (-2-9)^2] ≈ 15.556
sqrt[ (5 - 17)^2 + (-2 - -3)^2] ≈ 12.042
The second point is closer
