find the distance of a point P (x,y)from the origin
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The distance of a point P(x,y) from the origin= Square root of (x^2 + y^2)
This can be generalized to the distance between any two points, (x1, y1) and (x2,y2), which is equal to:
Square root of ((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2) [in this example, (x1,y1) = (0,0)]
This can be generalized to the distance between any two points, (x1, y1) and (x2,y2), which is equal to:
Square root of ((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2) [in this example, (x1,y1) = (0,0)]
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