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What is the distance between points (5,7) and (-3,4)

User Sarus
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11 units is the answer
User Username Tbd
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Answer:
8.54\ units

Explanation:

You need to use the following formula for calculate the distance between two points:


d=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2)

In this case you have these points:

(5,7) and (-3,4)

So, you can identify that:


x_2=-3\\x_1=5\\\\y_2=4\\y_1=7

Then, you can substitute values into the formula.

Therefore, the distance between the given points is:


d=√((-3-5)^2+(4-7)^2)\\\\d=8.54\ units

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