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What is the length of st given s (-3, 4) and t (1, 0)

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~~~~~~~~~~~~\textit{distance between 2 points} \\\\ (\stackrel{x_1}{-3}~,~\stackrel{y_1}{4})\qquad (\stackrel{x_2}{1}~,~\stackrel{y_2}{0})\qquad \qquad d = √(( x_2- x_1)^2 + ( y_2- y_1)^2) \\\\\\ d=√([1 - (-3)]^2 + [0 - 4]^2)\implies d=√((1+3)^2 +(-4)^2) \\\\\\ d=√(32)\implies d\approx 5.66

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