SOLUTION: Tutor, I do not think I am understanding how to solve this problem could you please help me? Find the distance between each pair of points: (-3,0) and (4,0) Any exp

Question 101328: Tutor,
I do not think I am understanding how to solve this problem could you please help me?
Find the distance between each pair of points:
(-3,0) and (4,0)
Any explanation would help me with this problem. Thanks.
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 -7. Evaluate to get 0.

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 between (-3,0) and (4,0) is 7 units
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