SOLUTION: how do you find the distance between the two points? g(5,6) h(9,0) do you use the midpoint formula? m=ysub2 - ysub1 all over xsub2

SOLUTION: how do you find the distance between the two points? g(5,6) h(9,0) do you use the midpoint formula? m=ysub2 - ysub1 all over xsub2 - xsub1 because that what i use?

Question 120550: how do you find the distance between the two points? g(5,6) h(9,0) do you use the midpoint formula? m=ysub2 - ysub1 all over xsub2 - xsub1 because that what i use?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given distance formula
where

is the first point

and

is the second point

Plug in , , ,

Evaluate to get -4. Evaluate to get 6.

Square each value

Add

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)

So the distance approximates to

which rounds to
7.21

So the distance between (5,6) and (9,0) is approximately 7.21 units
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