How Do You Find the Distance Between Two Points?

How Do You Find the Distance Between Two Points?

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Trying to find the distance between two points? Use the distance formula! Want to see how it's done? Check out this tutorial!

Keywords:

  • distance
  • formula
  • problem
  • definition
  • points
  • distance between points
  • square root
  • square
  • coordinates
  • hypotenuse
  • endpoints
  • segments
  • pythagorean
  • pythagorean theorem

Background Tutorials

  • Points and Lines

      • What are the Endpoints of a Line Segment?What are the Endpoints of a Line Segment?

      What are the Endpoints of a Line Segment?

      A math term can really tell you a lot about the thing it's describing. Take the term 'endpoints'. The endpoints of a line segment are just the 'points' located at the 'ends' of the line segment! That's an informative name! Watch this tutorial to learn about endpoints of a line segment.

  • The Distance Formula

      • What Is the Distance Formula?What Is the Distance Formula?

      What Is the Distance Formula?

      If you need to find the distance between to points on the coordinate, you'll probably use the distance formula to get your answer. This tutorial introduces you to the distance formula and even shows you how to find it!

  • Ordered Pairs and The Coordinate Plane

      • What is an Ordered Pair?What is an Ordered Pair?

      What is an Ordered Pair?

      Ordered pairs are a fundamental part of graphing. Ordered pairs make up functions on a graph, and very often, you need to plot ordered pairs in order to see what the graph of a function looks like. This tutorial will introduce you to ordered pairs!