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What's the distance between (-2, 5) and (8, 5)

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Answer:

10

Step-by-step explanation:

The distance between two points of coordinates (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) can be calculated as:


\sqrt[]{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}

So, the distance between (-2, 5) and (8, 5) is equal to:


\begin{gathered} \sqrt[]{(8-(-2))^2+(5-5)^2} \\ \sqrt[]{(8+2)^2+(0_{})^2} \\ \sqrt[]{(10)^2+0} \\ \sqrt[]{100} \\ 10 \end{gathered}

Then, the distance between (-2, 5) and (8, 5) is 10.

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