Answer:to find the distance between two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2), all that you need ... What is the distance between the the points (0,0) and (6,8) plotted on the graph.
Explanation:
The Distance Formula is a useful tool in finding the distance between two points which can be arbitrarily represented as points \left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right)(x
1
,y
1
) and \left( {{x_2},{y_2}} \right)(x
2
,y
2
).
The Distance Formula itself is actually derived from the Pythagorean Theorem which is {a^2} + {b^2} = {c^2}a
2
+b
2
=c
2
where cc is the longest side of a right triangle (also known as the hypotenuse) and aa and bb are the other shorter sides (known as the legs of a right triangle).