What is the distance between #(1, 6) # and #(5, 2)#?

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-30T12:16:14

distance #=sqrt(32#

#(1,6) = color(blue)(x_1,y_1#

#(5,2) = color(blue)(x_2,y_2#

Distance can be found using formula

distance #=sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2 +(y_2-y_1)^2#

#=sqrt((5-1)^2 +(2-6)^2#

#=sqrt((4)^2 +(-4)^2#

#=sqrt((16 +16)#

#=sqrt((32)#