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Find the distance between the points (5/2,3) and (3/2,8)

User DerKuchen
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Answer:

d =
√(26) ≈ 5.1 ( to 1 dec. place )

Explanation:

to calculate the distance d use the distance formula

d = √ (x₂ - x₁ )² + (y₂ - y₁ )²

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

d =√ (
(3)/(2) -
(5)/(2))² - (8 - 3)²

=
√(1+25) =
√(26) ≈ 5.1


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