document.write( "Question 165822: the distance between (-12,7) and (10,-3) \n" ); document.write( "
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the distance between (-12,7) and (10,-3)
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\n" ); document.write( "The distance between 2 points is the sqrt of the (difference in x)^2 + the (difference in y)^2.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "= \"sqrt%28584%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "= \"2sqrt%28146%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Only the differences matter, not the signs, since it's squared.
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