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Distance between 2 points with 3 coordinates?

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What is the distance in space between the points with coordinates

(-3, 6, 7) and (2, -1, 4)

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  1. The distance formula for two points in space is almost the same as the 2d formula.

    sq rt((x1-x2)^2+(y1-y2)^2+(z1-z2)^2)

    sq rt(5^2+7^2+3^2)

    sq rt(25+49+9)

    sq rt(83)

    Your final answer is the square root of 83


  2. Have to use Distance Formula derived from Pythagorean Theorem:

    Distance = sqroot[(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2+(z2-z1)^2]

  3. d = sqrt( (-3 - 2)^2 + (6 + 1)^2 + (7 - 4)^2) = sqrt ((-5)^2 + 7^2 + 3^2) =

    = sqrt (25 + 49 + 9) = sqrt (83)


  4. Same as with 2 coordinates

    d² = (x1-x2)² + (y1-y2)² + (z1-z2)²

    d² = (-3-2)² + (6- -1)² + (7-4)²

    d² = 25 + 49 + 9

    d² = 83

    d = sqrt(83) = 9.11

  5. d = sqrt[(2 - (-3))^2 + (-1 - 6)^2 + (4 - 7)^2]

    = sqrt[(5)^2 + (-7)^2 + (-3)^2]

    = sqrt[25 + 49 + 9]

    = sqrt[83]

    = 9.11

  6. distance = Sqroot((x2 - x1)^2+(y2 - y1)^2+(z2 - z1)^2)

    so sqroot((2 + -3)^2 + (-1 - 6)^2 + (4 - 7)^2)

    sqroot(5^2 + -5^2 + 3^2)

    sqroot(25 + 25 +9)

    sqroot(59)

    Which is around 7.681145748

    Teacher would probably like it if you left it at sqroot(59)

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