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Find the distance between points P(5,8) and Q(1,7) to the nearest tenth
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Find the distance between points P(5,8) and Q(1,7) to the nearest tenth

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length = \sqrt{ {(x _(1) - x_(2) )}^(2) + {(y _(1) - y_(2) })^(2) } \\ = \sqrt{ {(5 - 1)}^(2) + {(8 - 7)}^(2) } \\ = √(16 + 1 ) \\ = √(17) \\ length = 4.1 \: units

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