What is the distance between (1,6) and (4,7)?

1 Answer
Mar 27, 2018

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

The formula for calculating the distance between two points is:

d=(x2x1)2+(y2y1)2

Substituting the values from the points in the problem gives:

d=(41)2+(76)2

d=(41)2+(7+6)2

d=32+132

d=9+169

d=178

Or

d13.342