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What is the distance from P to Q?

A. 1 unit
B. 25 units
C. 7 units
D. 5 units

What is the distance from P to Q? A. 1 unit B. 25 units C. 7 units D. 5 units-example-1

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Answer: D. 5 units

Explanation:


d=\sqrt{(x_(2) -x_(1) )^(2) +(y_(2) -y_(1) )^(2) } \\\\PQ=\sqrt{(3-(-1) )^(2) +(-1-(-4) )^(2) } \\\\PQ=\sqrt{4^(2)+3^(2) } \\\\PQ=โˆš(16+9) \\\\PQ=โˆš(25) =5

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