How Do You Find The Distance Between Two Points On A Coordinate Plane?
Let me guide you through one of the many types of mathematical problems that you are likely to encounter sometime during your high school math career–how to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane. Write down the two points that you need to find the distance between and label one “Point 1” and the other “Point 2.”You will need to do this so that you can know which x-coordinate is x1 and which is x2, as well as which y-coordinate is y1 and which is y2. Learn that the distance between two points on a coordinate plane can be expressed using this equation: sqrt(((x2-x1)^2)+((y2-y1)^2))=d.That is the square root of x2 minus x1 squared plus y2 minus y1 squared. Plug your coordinates into the distance formula.Plug in the coordinates that you have designated as “Point 1” into the x1 and y1 places. Plug in the coordinates that you have designated as “Point 2” into the x2 and y2 places. Solve the finished equation that you now have beginning with the subtraction.So, if I had
