The document discusses distance formulas in coordinate systems. Distance formulas give the distances between points using their coordinates in two or three dimensional space. In rectangular coordinate systems, the distance formulas are based on the Pythagorean theorem.
The document discusses distance formulas in coordinate systems. Distance formulas give the distances between points using their coordinates in two or three dimensional space. In rectangular coordinate systems, the distance formulas are based on the Pythagorean theorem.
The document discusses distance formulas in coordinate systems. Distance formulas give the distances between points using their coordinates in two or three dimensional space. In rectangular coordinate systems, the distance formulas are based on the Pythagorean theorem.
The document discusses distance formulas in coordinate systems. Distance formulas give the distances between points using their coordinates in two or three dimensional space. In rectangular coordinate systems, the distance formulas are based on the Pythagorean theorem.
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An algebraic expression that gives the
distances between pairs of points in
terms of their coordinates (see coordinate system). In two- and three- dimensional Euclidean space, the distance formulas for points in rectangular coordinates are based on the Pythagorean theorem.