Question

What is the distance between P(-3,-25) and Q(50,-2)

Answer 1

$Dist = (x2-x1)^{2} + (y2-y1)^{2}$

above  is the distance formula, plugging your numbers from P(x1,y1) and Q(x2,y2).

$Dist = \sqrt{(50-(-3))^{2} + (-2-(-25))^{2} }$
or$\sqrt{ 53^{2} + 23 ^{2} }$