SOLUTION: The length of the line segment whose endpoints are (3,2) and (-2,1) is?

Question 979236: The length of the line segment whose endpoints are (3,2) and (-2,1) is?
Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The x-component of the line segment connecting the points (3,2) and (-2,1) is
dx = (-2) - 3 = -5.

The y-component of this line segment is
1 - 2 = -1.

Now, the length of this line segment is
= = = = 5.099 (approximately).

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