Question

Find the distance between: (6,12) and (7,-4)

Answer 1

The formula for determining the distance betwwen two points is expressed as

`\begin{gathered} \text{Distance = }√((y2-y1)^2+(x2-x1)^2) \\ \text{From the information given,} \\ x1\text{ = 6, x2 = 7} \\ y1\text{ = 12, y2 = - 4} \\ \text{Distance = }√((-4-12)^2+(7-6)^2) \\ \text{Distance = }√(-16^2+1^2)=√(257) \\ \text{Distance = 16.03} \end{gathered}`

The distance is 16.03