In this lesson you’ll learn how to use the distance formula to calculate the distance between two points. The distance formula is built from the Pythagorean Theorem, so we’ll start with the Pythagorean Theorem, convert it into the distance formula, and then look at how to use the distance formula directly to find the distance between two points.
Read MoreIn this lesson we’ll look at how to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of one side of a right triangle, which is a triangle in which one of the angles is a right angle, that is, a 90º angle) if the lengths of the other two sides are known.
Read MorePythagorean theorem is a tool you’ll use all the time when you’re dealing with triangles, and you will always be dealing with triangles, no matter what math class you’re taking.
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