Who created or came up with the distance formula?

0 ⤊

Who created or came up with the distance formula?

2006-09-09 06:53:08 · 4 answers · asked by icecube2008 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

4 answers

Pythagoras, It all boils down to the Pythagorean Theorem really!

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Change:
a=x
b=y
c=d

x^2 + y^2 = d^2
d = sqrt( x^2 + y^2 )

(x and y represent the horizontal and vertical changes)

2006-09-09 06:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by J G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The distance formula is derived from the Pythagorean theorem.

2006-09-09 06:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by nighthawk8713 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The term "distance formula" is too unspecific to be answered.

2006-09-09 06:55:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

idk but it was easy i just hated it

2006-09-09 06:59:07 · answer #4 · answered by Wade 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋