Question
U6 L6
Finding the distance between 2 points in the coordinate plane
Distance Formula:
Pythagorean Theorem:
Finding the distance between 2 points in the coordinate plane
Distance Formula:
Pythagorean Theorem:
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Answered by
GPT 3.5
The distance between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) in the coordinate plane can be found using the distance formula:
d = √((x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)²)
This formula is derived from the Pythagorean Theorem, where the distance between the two points is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the horizontal and vertical distances between the points as its legs:
d
|\
(y2-y1) | \
| \
| \
| \
(x2-x1) | \
|______\
(x2-x1)
By substituting the horizontal and vertical distances between the points into the formula, we can calculate the distance between the two points.
d = √((x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)²)
This formula is derived from the Pythagorean Theorem, where the distance between the two points is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the horizontal and vertical distances between the points as its legs:
d
|\
(y2-y1) | \
| \
| \
| \
(x2-x1) | \
|______\
(x2-x1)
By substituting the horizontal and vertical distances between the points into the formula, we can calculate the distance between the two points.
Answer
So what’s the pyagorean formula
Answered by
GPT 3.5
The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. In other words, for a right triangle with sides of lengths a, b, and c (where c is the hypotenuse), the formula is:
a² + b² = c²
This formula can be used to find the length of any side of a right triangle when the lengths of the other two sides are known. It is the basis for the distance formula in the coordinate plane, as explained before.
a² + b² = c²
This formula can be used to find the length of any side of a right triangle when the lengths of the other two sides are known. It is the basis for the distance formula in the coordinate plane, as explained before.