Question

i need really slow instructions on how to find the distance formula between a pair of points the points are k(6,6) d(-3,-3)

Answer 1

Are you familiar with the distance formula?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

but i need some instructions on how to use it

Answer 4

\[\sqrt{(x1-x2)^{2}+(y1-y2)^{2}}\]Is this the distance formula that you use?

Answer 5

Substitute the x and y values from your two points k and d. Select one of the points as P1(x,y) and the other P(x,y). The selection is arbitrary, but once you select stay with it. In this case let point k be P1 and point d be P2. Any questions?

Answer 6

P1 (6,6) x1=6 and y1=6.
P2 (-3,-3) x2=-3 and y2=-3

Answer 7

Hey is this slow enough?

Answer 8

\[\sqrt{(6-(-3))^{2}+(6-(-3))^{2}}=\sqrt{9^{2}+9^{2}}=\sqrt{162}\]

Answer 9

\[\sqrt{162}=9\sqrt{2}\]

Answer 10

You agree Jim?

Answer 11

sry was afk, yes that's correct

Answer 12

Don't know what happened to the person asking the question?

Answer 13

I'm sure they'll come back

Answer 14

I wanted to attempt to have them plot the two points, and relate the distance formula to the triangle formed by dropping a vertical and a horizontal line showing that the distance formula and pythagorem theorem is the same thing.

Answer 15

ah that's a good way to show how the distance formula works