Distance Between Two Points Calculator
Enter the coordinates of the points to get the distance between them, the step-by-step solution, and a graph of the line segment on the Cartesian plane.
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What Is the Distance Between Two Points?
In analytic geometry, the distance between two points is the length of the line segment connecting them. The general formula, or Euclidean distance formula, to calculate the distance between two points A(x1, y1) and B(x2, y2) is:
\(d(A,B)=\sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}\)
This formula is derived from the application of the Pythagorean theorem, as the differences in the x and y coordinates define the legs of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is the distance we want to find.
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