Hey thanks, stupid negative.....
Ok now I'm trying to figure out the distance formula.
the coordinates are (-1,3) and (2,5)
So I take (5-3)^2 + (2-1)^2
and get 2^2 + 1^2.
so 4 + 1 is 5. so the square root of 5 is the answer?
your second subtraction is wrong
it should be (2-(-1)^2 which is 3^2
so you should have
distance =√(2^2 + 3^2)
=√13
To calculate the distance between two points using the distance formula, you need to follow these steps:
1. Note down the coordinates of the two points. In this case, the coordinates are (-1, 3) and (2, 5).
2. To find the difference in the x-coordinates, subtract the x-coordinate of one point from the other. In this example, it would be 2 - (-1) = 3.
3. To find the difference in the y-coordinates, subtract the y-coordinate of one point from the other. In this example, it would be 5 - 3 = 2.
4. Square both the differences obtained in step 2 and step 3.
(3)^2 = 9
(2)^2 = 4
5. Add the squares of the differences together.
9 + 4 = 13
6. Take the square root of the sum calculated in step 5.
sqrt(13) ≈ 3.61
So, the distance between the points (-1, 3) and (2, 5) is approximately 3.61.