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B ( -8 , -10 ) C ( 8 , 20 ) find the distance from B to C.

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BC=\sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^(2) +(y_(2) -y_(1) )^(2) }\\ BC=\sqrt{(-8-8)^(2)+(-10-20)^(2) } \\BC=\sqrt{(-16)^(2)+(-30)^(2) } \\BC=√(256+900) \\BC=√(1156) \\BC=34 units

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