What is the distance between (8,5) and (1,2)?

Dawson Downs

Dawson Downs

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2022-07-23

What is the distance between (8,5) and (1,2)?

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Jaylynn Huffman

Jaylynn Huffman

Beginner2022-07-24Added 14 answers

We can find this distance using Pythagoras' formula. But now we only have one side of the triangle, so, we need to complete the rectangle triangle, and in order to make a π 2 angle, we have to create two lines, one with the projection of the extremes in x axis, and the other with the projections in y axis. Then, we take the difference between the lines of both projections:
x = 8 - 1 = 7
y = 5 - 2 = 3
Now, apply the formula: distance 2 = 7 2 + 3 2
distance = 58

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