Question

What is the distance between (2,8) and (5,12)?

Answer 1

5 units is the distance between the points

Answer 2

x1 = 2

x2 = 5

y1 = 8

y2 = 12

distance formula =

√(x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2

distance =

√(5-2)^2 + (12-8)^2

= √(3)^2 + (4)^2

= √9+16

= √25

= 5

so answer is 5 units.