Question

How do I find the length of a line segment? Need a bit of homework help.

Answer 1

Here is a problem I'm currently working on, but any example is fine.

Answer 2

Anyone?

Answer 3

Check this link out: http://cs.selu.edu/~rbyrd/math/distance/

Answer 4

\[?=\sqrt{(5-1)^2+(1-(-3))^2}\]

Answer 5

so the length l of a line from (a,b) to (c,d) is given by
\[l=\sqrt{(c-a)^2+(d-b)^2}\]

Answer 6

Ok so you just work it out from there, I see. Thank you very much!

Answer 7

np

Answer 8

use that equation when given two points and you need to find length