document.write( "Question 177220: i need help over distance formula i set the problem up right but now im stuck (-3-2)^2+(5-8)^2 negative 3 subtract 2 squared plus 5 subtract 8 squared equals ? then i need the square root \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #132298 by nerdybill(7384)\"\" \"About 
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You are dealing with \"squaring\" the term not the \"square root\".
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\n" ); document.write( "(-3-2)^2+(5-8)^2
\n" ); document.write( "= (-5)^2+(-3)^2
\n" ); document.write( "= 25+9
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