Question

Find the distance between the points (2,6) and ( – 10, – 10)

Answer 1

20 units

Explanation:

(
`x_(1)` ,
`y_(1)` )

(
`x_(2)` ,
`y_(2)` )

d =
`\sqrt{(y_(2) -y_(1) )^2 +(x_(2) -x_(1) )^2}`

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

( 2 , 6 )

( - 10 , - 10 )

d =
`√((-10-6)^2 + (-10-2)^2)` = 20 units