Determine the distance between the two points (1, -3) and (-4, 3) plotted on the graph below.

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Answer:

$d =\sqrt{61$

Explanation:

Given

(x_1,y_1) = (1,-3)

(x_2,y_2) = (-4,3)

Required: The distance.

This is calculated as

$d =\sqrt{(x_1 - x_2)^2 + (y_1 - y_2)^2$

So:

$d =\sqrt{(1 - -4)^2 + (-3 - 3)^2$

$d =\sqrt{61$

Oluwasegun answered Dec 10, 2022

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