document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153358>Question 153358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do i use the pythagorean theorem to find the distance between the pair of points?   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "         G(-2,-6) H(6,9) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "G(-2,-6) H(6,9)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you recognize the spirit of old Pythagorus in the distance formula?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this problem: x1=-2, y1=-6; x2=6, y2=9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%286-%28-2%29%29%5E2+%2B+%289-%28-6%29%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%286-%28-2%29%29%5E2+%2B+%289-%28-6%29%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%286%2B2%29%5E2+%2B+%289%2B6%29%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%286%2B2%29%5E2+%2B+%289%2B6%29%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; minus a minus is plus<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%288%5E2+%2B+15%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%288%5E2+%2B+15%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2864+%2B+225%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2864+%2B+225%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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