document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=145220>Question 145220</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the distance between the points (-2 square root of 7, 10) and (4 squareroot of 7, 8)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the distance formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28%28-2%2Asqrt%287%29-4%2Asqrt%287%29%29%5E2%2B%2810-8%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%28-2%2Asqrt%287%29-4%2Asqrt%287%29%29%5E2%2B%2810-8%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D=-2%2Asqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=-2%2Asqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D=4%2Asqrt%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D=4%2Asqrt%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B2%5D=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B2%5D=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28%28-6%2Asqrt%287%29%29%5E2%2B%282%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%28-6%2Asqrt%287%29%29%5E2%2B%282%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%2836%2A7%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%2836%2A7%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square each term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28252%2B4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28252%2B4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Multiply\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28256%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28256%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of 256 to get 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance between the two points is 16 units. \r<BR>\n" );
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