SOLUTION: find the distance between the two points (5,1)and (8,5),

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Question 671168: find the distance between the two points (5,1)and (8,5),
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ewatrrr:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance between two points in two dimensions
The distance (denoted by d) between two points in two dimensions is given by the following formula:

d=sqrt%28%28x1-x2%29%5E2+%2B+%28y1-y2%29%5E2%29

Thus in our case, the required distance is
d=sqrt%28%285-8%29%5E2+%2B+%281-5%29%5E2%29=+5+


For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 

Hi,

find the distance between the two points: D = sqrt+%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29%29

(5,1)and 

(8,5)    D = sqrt%28%28-3%29%5E2+%2B+%28-4%29%5E3%29+=+sqrt%2825%29+=+5