The Distance Formula for

Triangles in the Cartesian

Plane
 Distance Formula
The distance formula is a mathematical
expression used to calculate the
distance between two points in the
Cartesian plane. It is based on the
Pythagorean theorem.
Formula for Distance in Cartesian Plane

The distance formula is used to find the

distance between two points in a
Cartesian plane.
It is derived from the Pythagorean theorem.
The formula is
Explanation of the Formula
The distance formula is used to find the distance
between two points on a Cartesian plane. It is
based on the Pythagorean theorem and states
that the distance between two points (x , y )and
1 1

(x2 , y ) is equal to the square root of

2

(x - x ) + (y - y ) .
2 2
2 1 2 1
Example 1: Use the Distance Formula to find the
distance between the points with coordinates
(−3, 4) and (5, 2).

 Example 2: A triangle has vertices

A(12,5), B(5,3), and C(12, 1). Show that the
triangle is isosceles.

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Find the distance between each pair of points
a) ( -3, 1), (2, 13)
b) (5, 1), ( -4, 7)
c) ( -9, 11), (4, 4)

Find the distance between the following points:

1. (-1, 2) and (2, 3)
2. (0, 1) and (6, –1)
3. (1, 0, –1) and (2, 0, 7)
4. A(1, 2), B(3, –4), and C(5, –6).
5. A(2, 3), B(3, 4) and C(4, 5)
A(2, 2), B(6, 3) and C(4, 11).