217k views
3 votes
What is the distance between the points (38, 30) and (14, 20)

User Ippi
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

3 votes
Here we apply the Pythagorean Theorem:

distance^2 = (38-14)^2 + (30-20)^2, or distance^2 = 576 + 100 = 676

Then the distance between the 2 given pts. is sqrt (676) = 24.
User Wolffc
by
8.7k points