Question

Find the distance between (-3,2) and (5, -6) using the distant formula.

Answer 1

$\bf ~~~~~~~~~~~~\textit{distance between 2 points} \\\\ (\stackrel{x_1}{-3}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{2})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{5}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{-6})\qquad \qquad d = \sqrt{( x_2- x_1)^2 + ( y_2- y_1)^2} \\\\\\ d=\sqrt{[5-(-3)]^2+[-6-2]^2}\implies d=\sqrt{(5+3)^2+(-8)^2} \\\\\\ d=\sqrt{8^2+8^2}\implies d=\sqrt{2(8^2)}\implies d=8\sqrt{2}$