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Find the distance between (3, 4) and (-5, 8)
A) 4√5 B) 2 √35 C) 2 √3 D) √14

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Answer:A) 4√5

Explanation:

The formula for determining the distance between two points is expressed as

d = √[(x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2]

Where

d is the distance between the two points.

x2 represents the final value of x on the horizontal axis.

x1 represents the initial value of x on the horizontal axis.

y2 represents the final value if y on the vertical axis.

y1 represents the initial value of y on the vertical axis.

From the information given,

y2 = 8

y1 = 4

x2 = -5

x1 = 3

d = √[(- 5 - 3)^2 + (8 - 4)^2]

d = √(-8^2) + 4^2 = √64+16

d = √80

d = 4√5

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