Question

What is the distance between the point (−10, −2)(−10, −2) and the point (−4, −2)(−4, −2) ?

Answer 1

In this case: x 1 = - 10, y 1 = - 2;

x 2 = - 4 , y 2 = - 2

The distance between the points :

d = \sqrt{(x 2 - x 1 ) ^{2} + ( y 2 - y 1 ) ^{2} } = \\ =\sqrt{(-4+10) ^{2} +(-2+2) ^{2} } = \\ = \sqrt{6 ^{2}+0 ^{2} } = \sqrt{36}= 6

Answer: d = 6

Answer 2

In this case: x 1 = - 10, y 1 = - 2;
x 2 = - 4 , y 2 = - 2
The distance between the points :

`d = \sqrt{(x 2 - x 1 ) ^(2) + ( y 2 - y 1 ) ^(2) } = \\ =\sqrt{(-4+10) ^(2) +(-2+2) ^(2) } = \\ = \sqrt{6 ^(2)+0 ^(2) } = √(36)= 6`
Answer: d = 6