Two Dimensional Distance Calculator
Calculator Use
Calculate the distance between 2 points in 2 dimensional space.
Enter 2 sets of coordinates in the x y-plane of the 2 dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, (X1, Y1) and (X2, Y2), to get the distance formula calculation for the 2 points and calculate distance between the 2 points.
Accepts positive or negative integers and decimals. (6 and/or 6.5)
Distance Formula:
The distance between two points is the length of the path connecting them. The shortest path distance is a straight line. In a 2 dimensional plane, the distance between points (X1, Y1) and (X2, Y2) is given by the Pythagorean theorem:
Calculate Distance
To calculate the distance between 2 points, (X1, Y1) and (X2, Y2), for example, (5, 6) and (-7,11), we plug our values into the distance formula:
combining terms inside parentheses we get:
squaring both terms we get,
adding the 2 results,
finally,
Cite this content, page or calculator as:
Furey, Edward "2D Distance Calculator" at https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/geometry-plane/distance-two-points.php from CalculatorSoup, https://www.calculatorsoup.com - Online Calculators