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Alma and Oliver both created this blue segment on the previous screen Alma used this expression to find the length: √(2² +3²) Oliver used this expression to find the length: ✓(3² +4²)Whose expression is correct? Alma Oliver Both Neither

Alma and Oliver both created this blue segment on the previous screen Alma used this-example-1
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Answer:

Alma

Step-by-step explanation:

The endpoints of the line are (0,4) and (3,2) as shown below:

To find the length, we use the distance formula.


\begin{gathered} Distance=√((x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2) \\ =\sqrt[]{(0-3)^2+(4-2)^2} \\ =\sqrt[]{(-3)^2+(2)^2} \\ =\sqrt[]{3^2+2^2} \end{gathered}

We conclude that Alma is correct.

Alma and Oliver both created this blue segment on the previous screen Alma used this-example-1
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