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What’s the length of a segment whose endpoints are (8,-6) and (-4,2)?

What’s the length of a segment whose endpoints are (8,-6) and (-4,2)?-example-1
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Imagine or draw a triangle with horizontal leg length 8 - (-4), or 12, and vertical leg length |-6 - 2|, or 8. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse:

length of hypotenuse = +√(8² + 12²) = √208 = 4√13 (Answer A)

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