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Find the distance between (-3, -11) and (8, -42)

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Answer:

32.8937 units

Explanation:

So, we can imagine this as a right triangle with a length of 11 (THe change of the X's) and the height being 31 (Change of the Y's)

Then we use pythagorean therom to find the hypotenuse (the length)

11^2 + 31^2 = c^2

121+961 = C^2

1082 = c^2

32.8937units

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