Question

Find the distance between the points with coordinates (5, 7) and (-3, 1)

Answer 1

You would use the function root(Xsub2-Xsub1)^2+(Ysub2-Ysub1)^2.

Now plug in your numbers.

This gives you root(7-1)^2+(5-(-3))^2.

Simplify to root(6)^2+(8)^2. Simplify again to root36+64.

Simplify one more time to root 100. now solve.

Your answer is 10.