SOLUTION: I can not figure out these I am having problems Find the distance between (7,-2) and (-5,3) and Find the distance between (-3,-2) and (1,4) thank you

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Question 91263: I can not figure out these I am having problems
Find the distance between (7,-2) and (-5,3)

and
Find the distance between (-3,-2) and (1,4)
thank you

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"Find the distance between (7,-2) and (-5,3)"

Start with the given distance formula
where is the first point and is the second point

Plug in , , ,

Evaluate to get 12. Evaluate to get -5.

Square each value

Add

Simplify the square root

So the distance between (7,-2) and (-5,3) is 13 units




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"Find the distance between (-3,-2) and (1,4)"

Start with the given distance formula
where is the first point and is the second point

Plug in , , ,

Evaluate to get -4. Evaluate to get -6.

Square each value

Add

Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver)


So the distance approximates to



which rounds to
7.21

So the distance between (-3,-2) and (1,4) is approximately 7.21 units

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