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Find the distance between the two points in simplest radical form.

Find the distance between the two points in simplest radical form.-example-1
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Answer:

d = 5 units

Explanation:

calculate the distance d using the distance formula

d =
\sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^2+(y_(2)-y_(1))^2 }

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (5, 5) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (8, 1) ← 2 points on the line

d =
√((8-5)^2+(1-5)^2)

=
√(3^2+(-4)^2)

=
√(9+16)

=
√(25)

= 5

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