Question

Find the distance between the points (2,6) and (
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10,
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10)

Answer 1

d = 20

Explanation:

The distance formula is

`d = \sqrt{(x_(2)-x_(1))^2+(y_(2)-y_(1))^2 }`

If we plug in the coordinates, we have:

`d=√((-10-2)^2+(-10-6)^2) \\d=√((-12)^2+(-16)^2)\\ d=√(144+256)\\ d=√(400)=20`