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1.) Find the distance between F( 5, - 2 ) and A( -1, 4)

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Answer:

8.49 units

Explanation:

1. The distance formula is:
\sqrt{(x2-x1)^(2) +(y2-y1)^(2) }

2. Let's plug in the numbers:
\sqrt{(-1-5)^(2) +(4--2)^(2) }

3.
\sqrt{(-6)^(2) +(6)^(2) }

4.
√(36 + 36)

5.
√(72) ≈ 8.485

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