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What is the distance between points (3,4) and (-1,0)?

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Answer:

4√2 units

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the distance between the points (3,4) and (-1,0), we use the distance formula below:


\text{Distance}=\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}
(x_1,y_1)=(3,4),(x_2,y_2)=(-1,0)

We substitute into the formula above:


\begin{gathered} \text{Distance}=\sqrt[]{(-1-3)^2+(0-4)^2} \\ =\sqrt[]{(-4)^2+(-4)^2} \\ =\sqrt[]{16+16} \\ =\sqrt[]{32} \\ =4\sqrt[]{2}\text{ units} \end{gathered}

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