Answer:
20.0 units
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]\boxed{distance = \sqrt{ {(y1 - y2)}^{2} + {(x1 - x2)}^{2} }}[/tex]
Distance between (5, 9) and (-7, -7)
[tex] = \sqrt{( - 7 - 9)^{2} + ( - 7 - 5)^{2} } [/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{( - 16)^{2} + ( - 12)^{2} } [/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{256 + 144} [/tex]
[tex] = \sqrt{400} [/tex]
= 20 units
