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1. Find the distance between the pair of points: (-8, -2) and (-4,5)

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Hi, I'm happy to help!

To solve, this, we need to find the distance in x coordinates, y coordinates, then use the Pythagorean Theorem, let's solve!

First, we have to find the distance in x coordinate values. The first coordinate is -8, and the second is -4, which means there is an x distance of 4.

Next, we need to find the distance in y coordinate values. The first coordinate is -2, and the second is 5, meaning there is a y distance of 7.

From here, we use the Pythagorean Theorem. This states that a²+b²=c².

This applies to right triangles, which is what we have. The x distance is a, the y distance is b, and the overall distance is c. We need to find c to answer the question. Let's plug in our values:

4²+7²=c²

16+49=c²

65=c²

To find c, we need to find the square root of 65.

√65

8.0622577...

Rounding to the nearest tenth is 8.1.

The distance between the two points is about 8.1.

I hope this was helpful, keep learning! :D

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