Question

Distance between points A(5,3) and B(7,-4)

Answer 1

The distance between the two points is
`\sqrt 53`

Explanation:

First you find the distance between the x values which is 2 units and then you find the distance between the two y values which is 7 units. Then you use the pythagorean theorem to find the distance between the two points. Since the distance between the x values is 2 and the distance between the y values is 7 then you do 2²+7² and you get the square root of 53 since the pythagorean theorem equation is a²+b²=c².