Question

Find the distance between the two points

Answer 1

Do you know a^2 + b^2 = c^2?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

what will that do? cant i just use the distance formula?

Answer 4

What's the distance formula? Maybe you can but if you can it is probably the same thing.

Answer 5

ok show me how u would do it the other way please!!

Answer 6

Well, you figure out what a is and b is and then substitute them into the equation and solve for c. Sorry, I expected you to reply with the distance formula. Which is probably about speed and time, I'd guess.

Answer 7

the distance formula is

sqr((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2 = distance

Answer 8

That is the same!

Answer 9

but i plugged in the points and am not getting the right answer...

Answer 10

OK, this should work, what are the values you are using for x1, x2, y1 and y2?

Answer 11

(-1,2) and (7,8)

Answer 12

Ah, that may be it. The points are (-1. 5) and (7, -1).

Answer 13

Say the upper left point is (x1, y1) and the lower right point is (x2, y2).