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find the length of the line segment whose endpoints are ( 3, -2 ) and ( 5, 4 ) in simplest radical form

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Answer:

2√10

Explanation:

The length of this line segment lies along the hypotenuse of a right triangle. As we go from (3, -2) to (5, 4), the horizontal change is 2, and the vertical change 6. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find the length of the hypotenuse, which is also the line segment in question:

length = √[ 2^2 + 6^2 ] = √[4 + 36] = √40 = √4·√10 = 2√10

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