SOLUTION: Can anyone show me how to find the distance between points A(4, -3) and B(-4,3)

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Question 74594: Can anyone show me how to find the distance between points A(4, -3) and B(-4,3)
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance ^2 = (change in x)^2 + (change in y)^2
A(4, -3) and B(-4,3)
distance^2 = (4--4)^2 + (-3-3)^2
distance^2 = 64 + 36 = 100
distance = 10
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The general formula is
d+=+sqrt%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29
where the end-points are
(x%5B1%5D,y%5B1%5D) and
(x%5B2%5D,y%5B2%5D)
x%5B1%5D+=+4
y%5B1%5D+=+-3
x%5B2%5D+=+-4
y%5B2%5D+=+3
d+=+sqrt%28%28-4+-+4%29%5E2+%2B+%283+-+%28-3%29%29%5E2%29
d+=+sqrt%28%28-8%29%5E2+%2B+6%5E2%29
d+=+sqrt%2864+%2B+36%29
d+=+sqrt%28100%29
d+=+10 answer