document.write( "Question 315036: Find the distance between the points with the given coordinates (4,-3) and (-4, 3) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #225345 by Jstrasner(112)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hey,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For this one, we need to use the pythagorean theorem\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "which is a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We need to find the two base sides of the triangle that these coordinates can make:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the length of one side is 3-(-3) = 6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The length of the other side is 4-(-4) = 8\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6^2 + 8^2 = c^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "36 + 64 = 100\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The square root of 100 is 10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10 is the distance\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope this helps! \n" ); document.write( " |