Question

How many units apart are the points (8, 11) and (-1, -1)?

Answer 1

Do i use the distance formula?

Answer 2

You can, but if you're comfortable with the Pythagorean theorem, you can use that too.

Answer 3

lol arent those the same? :p

Answer 4

\( \color{Black}{\Rightarrow Distance = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2} }\)

Answer 5

Use my distance formula.

Answer 6

Do you know what y1, y2, x1, x2 are here?

Answer 7

The distance formula is for suckas who like to memorize 2 things instead of 1.

Answer 8

*my* distance formula...how dare you possess it

Answer 9

And for suckas who like to use formulas and have no idea how they work.

Answer 10

-1,8 -1,11

Answer 11

Now, just draw yourself a right triangle on your line.

Bam. Pythagorean theorem that ish.