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Help today asap!! Determine the distance between the points (-2, -8) and (-9, -3).

O√148 units
O√125 units
O√74 units
O√24 units

User Ziqi
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12 votes

Answer:
√(74)

Explanation:

User Pgruetter
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Answer:

distance=


s = \sqrt{ {(x1 - x2})^(2) + {(y1 - y2)}^(2) }

Explanation:


\sqrt{ {( - 2 - ( - 9))}^(2) + ( - 8 - ( - 3)) }


= \sqrt{ {( - 2 + 9)}^(2) + {( - 8 + 3)}^(2) }


= \sqrt{ {7}^(2) + {( - 5)}^(2) }


√(49 + 25)

=


= √(74)

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