The distance between two points can be calculated using the following formula: distance = sqrt [ (x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2]
Now, we are given the two points (5,4) and (1,-2) Substitute with the given points in the above equation to get the distance as follows: distance = sqrt [(1-5)^2 + (-2-4)^2] distance = sqrt [16+36] = sqrt[52] distance = 2√13 = 7.2111 units
