## NellyCaliente Group Title 1. Find the distance between point A(-3, 5) and point B(4, -6) in the coordinate plane. one year ago one year ago

1. Yahoo! Group Title

$d=\sqrt{(x-x1)^2 + (y-y1)^2}$

2. JoãoVitorMC Group Title

$d = \sqrt{(-3+4)^{2} + (5-6)^{2}}$

3. itsmylife Group Title

D=$\sqrt{(Y2-Y1)^2+(X2-X1)^2}$

4. Kainui Group Title

That's not just some random formula, it's the pythagorean theorem. Start thinking about points on a coordinate plane as really being triangles.

5. itsmylife Group Title

when we have something to calculate why to waste time

6. satellite73 Group Title

because if you think, you can just about do it in your head the distance between -3 and 4 is 7 the distance between -6 and 5 is 11 so you have a right triangle, one side is 7, the other sides is 11 and the hypotenuse (distance) is $\sqrt{7^2+11^2}$

7. Kainui Group Title

Exactly. Plus, if you understand the concept, you can use that to help you learn new things or solve problems similar, which just knowing the formula can't help you with.

8. itsmylife Group Title

good point