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What is the distance between (-6, 2) and (8,
10) on a coordinate grid?

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Answer:

D on Ed

Explanation:

(sqrt) 260

User Jeremy
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Answer:

2√65

Explanation:

The difference in the x-coordinates of the two points is 8-(-6) = 14.

The difference in the y-coordinates of the two points is 10-2 = 8.

These distances can be considered to be the lengths of the legs of a right triangle whose hypotenuse is the line segment between the given points. Then the distance between the points is given by the Pythagorean Theorem as ...

... d = √(14² +8²) = √260 = 2√65 ≈ 16.1245

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