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Find the distance between the points (-5, 7) and (6, 7)

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Let's use the following formula:


\begin{gathered} d=\sqrt[]{(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2} \\ \text{where:} \\ (x1,y1)=(-5,7) \\ (x2,y2)=(6,7) \\ d=\sqrt[]{(7-7)^2+(6-(-5))^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{(0)^2+(11)^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{121} \\ d=11 \end{gathered}

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