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(3,8)(5,-1)distance between the two points in simplest radical form

User Luzny
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Let:

(3,8) = (x1,y1)

(5,-1) = (x2,y2)

Using the distance formula:


\begin{gathered} d=\sqrt[]{(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{(5-3)^2+(-1-8)^2} \\ d=\sqrt[]{2^2+(-9)^2}=\sqrt[]{85} \end{gathered}

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