document.write( "Question 207177: find the distance between S(5,1) and T(-3,3) using pythagorean theorem
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d^2=(3-1)^2+(5+3)^2
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\n" ); document.write( "d^2=4+64
\n" ); document.write( "d^2=68
\n" ); document.write( "d=sqrt68
\n" ); document.write( "d=8.2462 is the distance between these two points.
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