Find the distance between the points (2,6) and ( – 10,

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Find the distance between the points (2,6) and (
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10,
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10)

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Answer:

d = 20

Explanation:

The distance formula is

$d = \sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^2+(y_(2)-y_(1))^2 }$

If we plug in the coordinates, we have:

$d=√((-10-2)^2+(-10-6)^2) \\d=√((-12)^2+(-16)^2)\\ d=√(144+256)\\ d=√(400)=20$

Chain Ro answered Dec 22, 2023

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