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What is the distance between points (-18, -51) and (-23, -63)?

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You can find the distance between two ordered pairs with the distance formula.


d = √((x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2)

Plug in the values.


√((-23 - (-18))^2 + (-63 - (-51))) \\ \\ √(-5^2 + -12^2) \\ \\ √(25 + 144) \\ \\ √(169)

13

So, the distance between the two points is 13 units.
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