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What is the distance between the two points (-8,-6) and (-2,4)?

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Answer:


√(136) = 11.66 units

Explanation:

distance between 2 points (a,b) and (c,d) =
\sqrt{(a^(2)-c^(2) ) +(b^(2)-d^(2) ) }

=
\sqrt{((-8)^(2)-(-2)^(2) ) + ((-6)^(2)-4^(2))   }

=
√(136)

= 11.66 units

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