Find the distance between the points (2, -3) and (5, -4)
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OpenStudy (rane):
use this formula
OpenStudy (anonymous):
$$\sqrt{58}$$
OpenStudy (rane):
\[ y = \sqrt{(y2- y1)^2 + (x1 - x2)^2}\]
OpenStudy (rane):
where (2.-3) 2 is x1 nd -3 is y1
(5,-4), 5 is x2 nd -4 is y2
OpenStudy (anonymous):
Basically your forming a right triangle with legs equal to the difference of each corresponding coordinate in the two tuple, and using the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the distance between them.
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
sqrt58 is correct answer?
OpenStudy (rane):
@Jack174 there is a Pacific formula to find the distance between 2 points. pls dont confuse thhat person with using the pythagorus theorem
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i don't know
OpenStudy (rane):
use the formula that i have givn u
OpenStudy (rane):
do u want me to do it f u didnt understand it
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
yes please
OpenStudy (rane):
ok
OpenStudy (dumbcow):
the formula comes right from the pythagorean thm, so to understand what you are doing conceptually the pythagorean thm approach is better than memorizing a formula
OpenStudy (anonymous):
?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
is the distance 10
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