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What is the length of stack V W with bar on top ? Round to the nearest tenth of a unit.

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I saw the image that should have accompanied this problem.

V (-3,-2)
W( 4, 6)

I studied the graph and I can form a right triangle with VW as the hypotenuse.

long leg = 8 units ; short leg = 7 units

Pythagorean theorem
a² + b² = c²
8² + 7² = c²
64 + 49 = c²
113 = c²
√113 = √c²
10.63 = c

the length of stack VW with bar on top is 10.63
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