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What is the distance between (8, -3) and (4, -7​

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Answer: I HOPE IT HELPS

Step-by-step explanation:6

2

8.49

to 2 decimal places

Explanation:

Calculate the distance ( d ) using the

distance formula

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2

2

d

=

(

x

2

x

1

)

2

+

(

y

2

y

1

)

2

2

2

−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−

where

(

x

1

,

y

1

)

,

(

x

2

,

y

2

)

are 2 coordinate points

The 2 points here are (-8 ,4) and (-2 ,-2)

let

(

x

1

,

y

1

)

=

(

8

,

4

)

and

(

x

2

,

y

2

)

=

(

2

,

2

)

d

=

(

2

+

8

)

2

+

(

2

4

)

2

=

36

+

36

=

72

x

=

36

×

2

=

36

×

2

=

6

2

8.49

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