SOLUTION: How do you find the distance between 2 points?? :/ The points I have is A(7,-4) and B(-1,-2)?? :/ Thnx :)

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Question 866037: How do you find the distance between 2 points?? :/
The points I have is A(7,-4) and B(-1,-2)?? :/
Thnx :)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
These two points have a slope on a cartesian coordinate system. The slope indicates one or another third point, forming a triangle. This third point (either of them) is at the vertex of a right angle. So you basically can use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the hypotensue ---- which is the distance between your two given points.

For your points, A and B,
Distance Formula:
AB+=+sqrt%28%287-%28-1%29%29%5E2%2B%28-4-%28-2%29%29%5E2%29
Simplify and compute AB