Distance between two points. Now he turns west and travels for 40 minutes at 40 mph. He travels 30 miles north.
The Distance Formula itself is actually derived from the Pythagorean Theorem which is a2 b2 c2 where c is the longest side of a right triangle also known as the hypotenuse and a and b are the other shorter sides known as the legs of a right triangle.
Distance formula for a 2D coordinate plane. Heres the basic formula for distance d which equals speed called velocity in science and represented by v multiplied by time t. Distance x 2 x 1 2 y 2 y 1 2. The first two steps are relatively easy to follow.