Can you exchange the coordinates of points ( x 1, y 1) and ( x 2, y 2) in the distance formula and still find the correct distance?

yes

Step-by-step explanation:

As an example

(x₁, y₁ ) = (1,2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (5,3), then

d = = = =

Now let (x₁, y₁ ) = (5,3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (1,2), then

d = = = =

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times both sides by 2, times () by 8, add alile terms, move terms, add alike and caculate divide both sides by 3