What is the distance between the points (3,12) and (14,2)?

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asked Sep 25, 2020 112k views

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Vincentge · Answer 1 · 2020-09-30T08:10:30+0000

Answer:

sqrt(221)

Explanation:

The distance between two points is found by

d =sqrt( (y2-y1)^2 + (x2-x1)^2)

= sqrt( (2-12)^2 + (14-3)^2)

= sqrt((-10)^2 + (11)^2)

= sqrt( 100+121)

= sqrt(221)