SOLUTION: What is the distance ab if a is (-2,3) and b is (4,3)

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Question 478276: What is the distance ab if a is (-2,3) and b is (4,3)
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Formula to determine length on coordinate plane
The distance (d) between two points is given by the following formula:

d=sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29

Thus in our case, the required distance is
d=sqrt%28%284--2%29%5E2+%2B+%283-3%29%5E2%29=+6+


For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.