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Find the distance between (2, 5) and (-5, 8).
58
√58
2√43
2

User Jenz
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Answer:

d =
√(58)

Explanation:

calculate the distance d using the distance formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (2, 5 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (- 5, 8 )

d =
√((-5-2)^2+(8-5)^2)

=
√((-7)^2+3^2)

=
√(49+9)

=
√(58)

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