To solve this problem, you will use the Distance Formula to find the distance between two coordinate points.
Set Up the Distance Formula
The Distance Formula is defined as follows:
![d = √((x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/21beospc7lu24wr1vxgi3o5bpo0qnmpkzt.png)
We must title our points by the standard coordinate naming system:
![(x_1, y_1) \ \text{and} \ (x_2, y_2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/sfyqm0bv3bhu3ly11bw3tyvil8g27pn4wc.png)
Therefore, our points can be labeled:
Substitute Known Values for Variables
Now, substitute the known values as the variables in the Distance Formula:
![d=√((4 - 7)^2 + (10 - 6)^2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/1gzmilhu8vhqyl3r0s5racg3e4v9w414cl.png)
You must know the BPEMDAS acronym, which stands for:
Brackets
Parentheses
Exponents
Multiplication
Division
Addition
Subtraction
Simplify the expression using BPEMDAS:
![d=√((-3)^2 + (4)^2)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/icpriynrlcl32xptokxzjv77ihznn402f9.png)
Remember that when a number is raised to the 2nd power, it is the same thing as multiplying the number by itself:
![-3*-3 = 9](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/rdge5ljak3kpd7cso5rik21mcb0cu87lj6.png)
![4*4=16](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/pqju8xvpbauta5ph1drhq95svor455z97o.png)
Simplify further by removing the parentheses:
![d=√(9+16)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/hjso5dz7bc07f79luvrttf11vxcl71199n.png)
Compute the additive operation:
![d=√(25)](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/high-school/j3cn196o263cu70o8vq9ezhm7cx22et08h.png)
Simplify the Radicand
The number that is placed inside of a square root symbol (or a radical symbol) is referred to as the radicand.
In this situation, the radicand is 25.
To simplify the radicand, you may either use a calculator to compute the result, or you can determine which number raised to the 2nd power will result in a final answer of 25.
In this case, we can determine that 5² will result in a final answer of 25.
![5^(2) = 25](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/tbr63kze7tqv3fbm3vodeob36ic8myt90k.png)
The final answer is 5 units.