document.write( "Question 253215: my name is tamesha i need a lot of help in geometry my teacher doesn't speak that much English and i just really need help \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use the distance formula to decide whether pq=qr\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "p(4,-4)
\n" ); document.write( "q(1,-3)
\n" ); document.write( "r(-1,-3
\n" ); document.write( "can u please help me with this problem and show me a easy way to do them please thanks u so much!!!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #185444 by drk(1908)\"\" \"About 
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We want to ind distance. We have an equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(i) \"d+=+sqrt%28%28X1-x1%29%5E2%2B%28Y1-Y2%29%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "In words: The difference of the x's squared plus the difference of the y's squared all square rooted.
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\n" ); document.write( "We have three coordinates: p(4,-4), q(1,-3), r(-1,-3)
\n" ); document.write( "Find distance of pq. Using (i) above, we have:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+sqrt%28%284-1%29%5E2%2B%28-4-%28-3%29%29%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+sqrt%28%283%29%5E2%2B%28-1%29%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+sqrt%289%2B1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+sqrt%2810%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now, we do the same for qr:
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+sqrt%28%281-%28-1%29%29%5E2%2B%28-3-%28-3%29%29%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+sqrt%28%282%29%5E2%2B%280%29%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+sqrt%284%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d+=+2\"
\n" ); document.write( "So, pq not = qr.
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