# Distance between 2 points

Find the distance between the points (7, -9), (-1, -9)

Result

d =  8

#### Solution:

$x_{0}=7 \ \\ y_{0}=-9 \ \\ \ \\ x_{1}=-1 \ \\ y_{1}=-9 \ \\ \ \\ d=\sqrt{ (x_{1}-x_{0})^2+(y_{1}-y_{0})^2 }=\sqrt{ ((-1)-7)^2+((-9)-(-9))^2 }=8$

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