What is the distance between (7, 4)(7,4) and (10, 8) (10,8)?

1 Answer
Mar 11, 2018

d = 5d=5 units

Explanation:

Distance =sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2 + (y_2-y_1)^2(x2x1)2+(y2y1)2
Here, x_2x2 is 10,
x_1x1 is 7,
y_2y2 is 8,
y_1y1 is 4.

Substituting and solving we get:
d = sqrt((10-7)^2 + (8-4)^2d=(107)2+(84)2
d = sqrt(3^2 + 4^2)d=32+42
d = sqrt(9+ 16)d=9+16
d = sqrt(25)d=25
d = 5d=5 units