SOLUTION: i need help over distance formula i set the problem up right but now im stuck (-3-2)^2+(5-8)^2 negative 3 subtract 2 squared plus 5 subtract 8 squared equals ? then i n

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Question 177220: i need help over distance formula i set the problem up right but now im stuck (-3-2)^2+(5-8)^2 negative 3 subtract 2 squared plus 5 subtract 8 squared equals ? then i need the square root
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You are dealing with "squaring" the term not the "square root".
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(-3-2)^2+(5-8)^2
= (-5)^2+(-3)^2
= 25+9
= 34

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