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Find the distance between the points (–3, 2) and (0, 3).A. √10B. 34C. √34D. 10

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To find the distance D between two point, we use this formula....


\text{D = }\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)+(y_2-y_1)}

Hence, we have.....


\begin{gathered} D\text{ = }\sqrt[]{(0--3)^2+(3-2)^2} \\ D\text{ = }\sqrt[]{9\text{ + 1}}\text{ } \\ D\text{ = }\sqrt[]{10} \end{gathered}

The answer is option A.

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