The distance between two points in a three dimensional - 3D - coordinate system can be calculated as. In a three dimension plane there are three axis that are x-axis with its coordinates as x1 y1 z1 y-axis with its coordinates as x2 y2 z2 and z-axis with its coordinates as x3 y3 z. The distance between two points on the three dimensions of the xyz-plane can be calculated using the distance formula.
To find the distance between the two points call it c use the Pythagorean Theorem a2 b2 c2 and solve for c.
Thus the formula to find the distance between two points in three-dimension is given by. D distance m inches x y z coordinates. Thus the formula to find the distance between two points in three-dimension is given by. This equation extends the distance formula to 3D space.