Question

Find the distance between the points (5, -6) and (-1, 3).?

Answer 1

\[d = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2-(y_2-y_1)^2}\]

Answer 2

the distance would be square root 117

Answer 3

pretend its a triangle and use pythageron therom the side lengths are the differences

Answer 4

@zachy1234 thats not it..

Answer 5

I seem to have made a mistake, the formula is: \[d = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}\] NOT minus. Sorry about that.

Answer 6

i know you probably learned the formula, but that formula is derrived from pythagerean therom. math isnt about formulas its about numerical concepts and it would be much easier to do it the way i stated