SOLUTION: What is the distance between these points? (16, -43) and (1, -51)

SOLUTION: What is the distance between these points? (16, -43) and (1, -51)

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Question 586756: What is the distance between these points? (16, -43) and (1, -51)
Answer by ad_alta(240) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance between the y's is -51--43=-8, and between the x's is 1-16=-15. Using the Pythagorean theorem, the distance is sqrt((-8)^2+(-15)^2)=17.
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