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    Distance between two points

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    Distance between two points - Exercises

    Distance between two points


    Sometimes we need to find the distance between two points. How do we do this? We
    need to use the distance formula. The distance formula is given by,
    p
    D = (x2 − x1 )2 + (y2 − y1 )2 (1)
    in R2 where our two points are P = (x1 , y1 ) and Q = (x2 , y2 ); the distance formula
    in R3 is given by,
    p
    D = (x2 − x2 )2 + (y2 − y1 )2 + (z2 − z1 )2 (2)
    where P = (x1 , y1 , z1 ) and Q = (x2 y2 , z2 ). Let’s consider some examples.

    Example in R2

    Find the distance between the points P=(3, -2) and Q=(-1, 3).

    Solution We need to use the distance formula (1).


    p
    D= = (x2 − x1 )2 + (y2 − y1 )2
    p
    = (3 − (−1))2 + (−2 − 3)2
    p
    = (3 + 1)2 + (−5)2
    √
    = 42 + 25
    √
    = 41
    √
    Therefore, the distance between P and Q is 41.

    Example in R3

    Find the distance between the points P = (3, -1, 2) and Q = (1, 0, 1).

    Solution We need to use the distance formula (2).


    p
    D = (x2 − x2 )2 + (y2 − y1 )2 + (z2 − z1 )2
    p
    = (1 − 3)2 + (0 − (−1))2 + (1 − 2)2
    p
    = (−2)2 + 12 = (−1)2
    √
    = 4+1+1
    √
    = 6
    √
    Therefore, 6 is the distance between P and Q.

    1
    Distance between two points - Exercises

    Exercises
    Find the distance between tge points P and Q below.

    a) P (1, 2), Q(0, 2) f) P (−2, 5, 0), Q(1, 3, 3)

    b) P (4, 1), Q(−2, 0) g) P (4, −2, 0), Q(−1, 3, 2)

    c) P (−1, 2), Q(2, 3) h) P (−1, 0, −2), Q(0, 4, 3)

    d) P (5, −2), Q(2, 2) i) P (−3, 2, −4), Q(2, −4, 0)

    e) P (−5, 3), Q(−4, 1) j) P (0, −4, 1), Q(−1, 3, 0)

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