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Juan Carlos has been asked to find the distance between two points ( -3, 2) and (12, 10)on a coordinate grid. How many units are the legs of the right triangle?

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Answer:

The legs of right triangle are of 17 units

Explanation:

The two points are as follows -

Point A ( -3, 2)

Point B (12, 10)

The distance between the two points is as follows -


√((12-(-3))^2 + (10-2)^2) \\√(225 + 64) \\17

The legs of right triangle are of 17 units

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