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Find the distance between the two points on the diagram below.

Find the distance between the two points on the diagram below.-example-1
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Answer:

2√13

Explanation:

The distance formula is ...

d = √((x2 -x1)² +(y2 -y1)²)

Filling in the given point values, we have ...

d = √((7-3)² +(8-2)²) = √(4² +6²) = √(16 +36)

d = √52

d = 2√13 . . . . simplify

The distance between the two points is 2√13 units.

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2√13 ≈ 7.21110

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