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

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Answer 1 · 2015-12-19T15:50:29

#=color(blue)(sqrt10#

#(2,3) = color(blue)((x_1,y_1)#

#(3,0) = color(blue)((x_2,y_2)#

Distance is calculated by formula:

distance #=sqrt((x_2-x_1)^2 +(y_2-y_1)^2#

#=sqrt((3-2)^2 + (0-3)^2#

#=sqrt((1)^2 + (-3)^2#

#=sqrt((1 + 9)#

#=color(blue)(sqrt10#