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Find the distance between the two given points:
(-5,-2);(-6, -6)

User Alexey F
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answer:
(-1, -4) or 1 to the left and 4 down

Step-by-step explanation:
to find the distance between two points on a coordinate plane, you have to subtract. (x_2 - x_1), (y_2 - y_1). -6 - -5 = -1 and -6 - -2 = -4. the second point is 1 to the left and 4 down from the first.
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