Question
What is the distance between points A begin ordered triple (0,0,8) end ordered triple and B begin ordered triple (0,6,0) end ordered triple?
Answer is 10 units, but why is this rational?
Answer is 10 units, but why is this rational?
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Answer (192)
Step 1: Obtain the difference vector
AB= (0-0, 0-6, 8-0)=(0, -6, 8)
it size (module) is the distance between A and B
Step 2: Add-Up the squares of its components: 0^2+(-6)^2 + 8^2=100
Step3: Extract the squareroot of the above: sqrt(100)=10
Voilá!