What is the distance between (–3, 2, –3) and (0, 4, –2) ?

1 Answer
Apr 21, 2018

color(violet)("Distance " d = sqrt 14 ~~ 3.74 " units"

Explanation:

"Distance formula " d = sqrt((x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2 + (z_2 - z_1)^2)

"Given : " (x_1, y_1, z_1) = (-3, 2, -3), (x_2, y_2, z_2) = (0, 4, -2)

d = sqrt ((0+3)^2 + (4-2)^2 + (-2+3)^2) = sqrt (9 + 4 + 1)

color(violet)("Distance " d = sqrt 14 ~~ 3.74 " units"