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Given A(3,2) and B(-5,8) how far apart are points A and B? *

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calculate the distance (d) using the distance formula

d = √ (x₂ - x₁ )² + (y₂ - y₁ )²

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (3, 2 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 5, 8 )

d = √(- 5 - 3 )² + (8 - 2 )²

= √(64 + 36 ) = √100 = 10


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