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A grid shows the positions of a subway stop and your house. The subway stop is located at (4,3) and your house is located at (-1,5). What is the distance to the nearest unit, between your house and the subway stop?

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User Kound
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Answer:
5 units

Step-by-step explanation:
The distance between two points can be calculated using the following rule:
distance = sqrt [(x2-x1)² + (y2-y1)²]

Now, we are given the two points:
(4,3) representing (x1,y1)
(-1,5) representing (x2,y2)

Substitute with the givens in the above equation to get the distance as follows:
distance = sqrt [(-1-4)² + (5-3)²]
distance = √29
distance = 5.3 units which is approximately 5 units

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