What is the distance between (-2,11,4) and (1,2,-5)?

1 Answer
Mar 18, 2016

"displacement:" 13,08 " unit"

Explanation:

P_1(x,y,z)" "P_2(a,b,c)
Delta x=a-x
Delta y=b-y
Delta z=c-z
Delta x=1-(-2)=3
Delta y=2-11=-9
Delta z=-5-4=-9
"distance="sqrt((Delta x)^2+(Delta y)^2+(Delta z)^2)

"distance"=sqrt(3^2+(-9)^2+(-9)^2)

"distance:"sqrt(9+81+81)=sqrt171
"displacement:" 13,08 " unit"