Find the distance between the pair of points A(7,8) B(-8,4)

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Answer:

Formula:

$length = \sqrt{ {(x _(1) -x_(2) )}^(2) + {(y_(1) -y_(2)) }^(2) }$

substitute:

$l = \sqrt{ { \{7 - ( - 8) \}}^(2) + {(8 - 4)}^(2) } \\ \\ l = √(225 + 16) \\ l = √(241) \\ { \boxed{ \boxed{length = 15.5 \: units}}}$

Jaytrixz answered Jun 16, 2022

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