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We shall apply the Pythagoras theorem to give us a formula for the distance between two points in terms of their coordinates. We are given a coordinate system, which we draw horizontally and vertically for convenience.
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Lang, S., Murrow, G. (1988). The Distance Formula. In: Geometry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2022-8_4
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