# SOLUTION: Please help me solve this Find the distance between the given points. (0,5) and (-3,-7).

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 Click here to see ALL problems on Number-Line Question 388681: Please help me solve this Find the distance between the given points. (0,5) and (-3,-7). Answer by jim_thompson5910(28595)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! Note: is the first point . So this means that and . Also, is the second point . So this means that and . Start with the distance formula. Plug in , , , and . Subtract from to get . Subtract from to get . Square to get . Square to get . Add to to get . Simplify the square root. So the exact distance is Which approximates to So the distance between the two points is approximately 12.369 units. If you need more help, email me at jim_thompson5910@hotmail.com Also, feel free to check out my tutoring website Jim