SOLUTION: Try to convince someone (or yourself) how you can get the distance formula from the Pythagorean Theorem."
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Question 1095940: Try to convince someone (or yourself) how you can get the distance formula from the Pythagorean Theorem."
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two points: (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)
The difference in x-coordinates: x2 - x1
The difference in y-coordinates: y2 - y1
Distance: sqrt((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)
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