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The distance between the points (2, 8) and (4, 7) is

User Bizhan
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d(A,B) = √5 ≈ 2.2361


A = (2,8)
B = (4,7)
d = distance

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sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)
which can be simplified to
sqrt(5)
User Martin Dorey
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