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8.
What is the distance between the two points?
(-5,7)
(7,2)

User Gandolf
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Answer:

13

Explanation:

Use the distance formula to solve for the distance between two points.


d=\sqrt{(x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2

Plug in your coordinate points.


d=\sqrt{(7-(-5))^2 + (2-7)^2


d=\sqrt{(12)^2 + (-5)^2


d=\sqrt{144 + 25


d=\sqrt{169

d= 13

User Elvio
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