Explain the distance formula in simple terms.
Answer (1)
Distance formula is just the Pythagorean Theorem of right triangles applied between two points
Pythag theorem is : c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Example: point (3,4) and (5,6) See image ;
Distance formula is just the Pythagorean Theorem of right triangles applied between two points
Pythag theorem is : c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Example: point (3,4) and (5,6) See image ;
