The distance between two distinct points: ordered pair 1 (x , y) and ordered pair 2 (x, y) is given by the formula ?.(I need the formula)

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Starcaller · Answer 1 · 2023-06-18T10:29:42+0000

Given an ordered pair 1:

$\mleft(x,y\mright)$

And a distinct ordered pair 2:

You can rewrite them as:

$\begin{gathered} (x_1,y_1) \\ \\ (x_2,y_2) \end{gathered}$

According to the Pythagorean Theorem, for Right Triangles:

$c=\sqrt[]{a^2+b^2}$

Where "c" is the hypotenuse and "a" and "b" are the legs of the Right Triangle.

Then, you can set up that:

Then, to find the hypotenuse of the Right Triangle or the distance "d" between the points, you can apply the Pythagorean Theorem and set up that:

$d=\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$

Therefore, the answer is:

$d=\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}$