<PRE><B>Question 339394</B>
How do you use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between the pair of points A(0,0), B(6,8) ?
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Plot the points.
Connect A and B. That is the distance you want.
Draw a vertical line from (6,8) down to the horizontal axis at (6,0)
Do you see the right triangle you have formed?
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Pythagoras says:
d^2 = (change in x)^2 + (change in y)^2
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d^2 = (6-0)^2 + (8-0)^2
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d = sqrt[36 + 64]
d = sqrt[100]
d = 10
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>