d = √((x₂ − x₁)² + (y₂ − y₁)²)Variables
- d
- distance
- x₁, x₂
- x-coordinates
- y₁, y₂
- y-coordinates
Reference details
- Subject
- Algebra
- Topic
- coordinate geometry
- Plain text
d = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2)
Algebra · coordinate geometry
Finds the straight-line distance between two points in a plane.
d = √((x₂ − x₁)² + (y₂ − y₁)²)d = sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2)