SOLUTION: I am challenging a question and need your help. Can you tell me what the distance between (5,1) and (3,8) is. Thank you so much!

SOLUTION: I am challenging a question and need your help. Can you tell me what the distance between (5,1) and (3,8) is. Thank you so much!

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Question 114436: I am challenging a question and need your help. Can you tell me what the distance between (5,1) and (3,8) is. Thank you so much!
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 2. Evaluate to get -7.

Square each value

Add

So the distance approximates to

which rounds to
7.28

So the distance between (5,1) and (3,8) is approximately 7.28 units
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