- 1). Subtract the x-coordinate of the first point from the x-coordinate of the second point. For example, if you have coordinates of (1,3) and (6,15), subtract 1 from 6 to get 5.
- 2). Square the difference between the x-coordinates. Here, square 5 to get 25.
- 3). Subtract the y-coordinate of the first point from the y-coordinate of the second point. For example, if you have coordinates of (1,3) and (6,15), subtract 3 from 15 to get 12.
- 4). Square the difference between the y-coordinates. Here, square 12 to get 144.
- 5). Add the squares from Steps 2 and 4. In this example, add 25 to 144 to get 169.
- 6). Take the square root of the Step 5 result to calculate the distance between the two points. In this example, take the square root of 169 to find the distance between the points (1,3) and (6,15) equals 13.
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