Question

What is the distance between (1,4) and (4,0) ?

Answer 1

5 units

Explanation:

To calculate the distance (d) use the distance formula

d = √ (x₂ - x₁ )² + (y₂ - y₁ )²

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (1, 4) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (4, 0)

d =
`√((4-1)^2+(0-4)^2)`

=
`√(3^2+(-4)^2)`

=
`√(9+16)` =
`√(25)` = 5