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How do u find the distance between the points (-5.1,-4.9) and (-5.1.-1.1)? Please explain

User Max Korolevsky
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\begin{gathered} d=\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{(-1.1+4.9)^2_{}+(-5.1+5.1)^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{(3.8)}^2 \\ d=\sqrt[]{14.44} \\ d=3.8 \end{gathered}

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