Question

What is the distance between the points (2 3) and (-3 -2)

Answer 1

Distance formula:

`\sqrt{ {(x2 - x1)}^(2) + {(y2 - y1)}^(2) }`

`= \sqrt{ {(2 - ( - 3))}^(2) + {(3 - ( - 2))}^(2) }`

`= \sqrt{ {(2 + 3)}^(2) + {(3 + 2)}^(2) }`

`= √(25 + 25) = √(50) = 5 √(2) units`