Given the points A (0,0) & B (6,8), how do you find the distance?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-25T01:00:18

The distance is #10#.

The formula for the distance for 2-dimensional coordinates is: #d = sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2 + (y_2-y_1)^2)#

We have the two coordinates, so we can plug in the values for #x# and #y#:
#d = sqrt((6-0)^2 + (8-0)^2)#

Now we simplify:
#d = sqrt(6^2 + 8^2)#

#d = sqrt(36+64)#

#d = sqrt(100)#

#d = 10#

Hope this helps!