SOLUTION: What is the distance between the points (-6, -2) and (-4, -5)? Select the best answer from the choices provided. A. √13 B. √53 C. √109 D. √149

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Question 1164000: What is the distance between the points (-6, -2) and (-4, -5)?
Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A.
√13
B.
√53
C.
√109
D.
√149

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

Apply the distance formula


    d = .


In your case  (,) = (-6,-2),  (,) = (-4,-5).


THEREFORE,


    d =  =  =  = .


ANSWER.  The distance between two given points is    units.

Solved.

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