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Find the distance between the two points.

(-3,2)
(3,0)
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Answer:


√(40)

Explanation:

Calculate the distance using the distance formula

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

with (x₁, y₁ ) = (- 3, 2 ) and (x₂, y₂ ) = (3, 0 )

d =
√((3-(-3))^2+(0-2)^2)

=
√((3+3)^2+(-2)^2)

=
√(6^2+4)

=
√(36+4)

=
√(40)

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