Find the distance between the points (1, 4) and (-5, -4) on the coordinate plane.

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The formula of a distance between two points:

$A(x_A;\ y_A);\ B(x_B;\ y_B)\\\\AB=√((x_B-x_A)^2+(y_B-y_A)^2)$

$(1,\ 4);\ (-5,\ -4)\\\\d=√((-5-1)^2+(-4-4)^2)=√((-6)^2+(-8)^2)=√(36+64)=√(100)=10$

Marcx answered Aug 8, 2019

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