SOLUTION: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between C(-1,2) and D(-7,6)

Question 484077: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the distance between C(-1,2) and D(-7,6)
Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First we would plot these points on a graph, next plot a point which would connect the points forming a right triangle. The point I formed is E at (-7, 2).
Determine the distance between points and use this in the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
ED = 6-2 = 4
EC = -7 + 1 = 6
4^2 + 6^2 = 52
= 2
Cleomenius.
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