What is the distance between (-5 ,( 5 pi)/6 ) and (1 , ( pi )/2 )?

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sankarankalyanam
Sep 26, 2017

Distance between points =sqrt(334)/3
=6.09189

Explanation:

Distance between two points when the coordinates are given is sqrt((x2-x1)^2+((y2-y1)^2)
=sqrt((1+5)^2+(pi/2-5pi/6)^2
=sqrt(6^2+(-2pi/6)^2)
=sqrt(36+(pi^2/9))
=sqrt(36+(10/9))
=sqrt(324+10)/9
=sqrt(334)/3
=6.09189

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