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Given K = (-5, -3) and M = (-1,4), find KM.

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Let:

K = (-5, -3) = (x1,y1)

M = (-1,4) = (x2,y2)

||KM|| = √( (x2 - x1)² + (y2 - y1)² )

||KM|| = √( (-1 - (-5) )² + (4 - (-3)² )

||KM|| = √( (4)² + (7)² )

||KM|| = √(65) ≈ 8.06

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