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How many units long is a segment whose endpoints are (2,3) and (7,15)?

User Robinkunde
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Answer:

13 units

Explanation:

Distance formula:
d = √((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)

Simply plug in your variables


d = √((7-2)^2 + (15-3)^2)


d = √(5^2 + 12^2)


d = √(25 + 144)


d = √(169)

d = 13

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