8. What is the distance between the two points? (-5,7) (7,2)

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Elvio · Answer 1 · 2022-03-09T12:44:05+0000

Answer:

13

Explanation:

Use the distance formula to solve for the distance between two points.

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

Plug in your coordinate points.

$d=\sqrt{(7-(-5))^2 + (2-7)^2$

$d=\sqrt{(12)^2 + (-5)^2$

$d=\sqrt{144 + 25$

$d=\sqrt{169$

d= 13