Question

Find the distance between the points ( - 10,12) and (15,12).

Answer 1

The distance formula is:

$d= \sqrt{(x_1-x_2)^2+(y_1-y_2)^2}$

We are given two points in the form (x,y), so plug in the values to the distance formula:

$d= \sqrt{(-10-15)^2-(12-12)^2}$

Next we can simplify. We know that 12-12 is 0, so we can drop it from the equation, as it will not affect our answer. Also, we know that -10-15 is -25:

$d= \sqrt{(-25)^2}$

The square and square root cancel each other out leaving us with 25.

The answer is 25.