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What is the distance between the origin and the point (5, 12)? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places.

What is the distance between the origin and the point (5, 12)? If necessary, round-example-1

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Make a right triangle with legs 5, 12, and hypotenuse D. D is the distance you need.
Pythagorean Th
25 +144 = D^2
169 = D^2
D = 13

2. Plug in all the points...
B, D, F work
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