SOLUTION: can you help me with this? find the distance between each pair of points (-4,2),(2,-6) thank you. me

Question 142225: can you help me with this?
find the distance between each pair of points (-4,2),(2,-6)
thank you.
me
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given distance formula
where

is the first point

and

is the second point

Plug in , , ,

Evaluate to get -6. Evaluate to get 8.

Square each value

Add

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)

So the distance between (-4,2) and (2,-6) is 10 units
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