SOLUTION: Find the distance between points (-3, 8) and (-5, 1).

Question 650886: Find the distance between points (-3, 8) and (-5, 1).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

d = sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)

d = sqrt((-5-(-3))^2+( 1- 8)^2)

d = sqrt((-5+3)^2+( 1- 8)^2)

d = sqrt((-2)^2+(-7)^2)

d = sqrt(4+49)

d = sqrt(53)

So exact distance between the two points is sqrt(53) units.

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