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Help me ASAP!!!!!

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Answer:

PQ ≈ 10.6 cm

Explanation:

Calculate the distance d using the distance formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = P(3, - 1) and (x₂, y₂ ) = Q(- 5, 6)

PQ =
√((-5-3)^2+(6+1)^2)

=
√((-8)^2+7^2)

=
√(64+49)

=
√(113)

≈ 10.6 ( to 1 dec. place )

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