document.write( "Question 293363: Find the distance d(P1, P2) between the points P1 and P2. P1=(0,6); P2=(-2,6) \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Note: is the first point . So this means that \"x%5B1%5D=0\" and \"y%5B1%5D=6\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, is the second point . So this means that \"x%5B2%5D=-2\" and \"y%5B2%5D=6\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29\" Start with the distance formula.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%280--2%29%5E2%2B%286-6%29%5E2%29\" Plug in \"x%5B1%5D=0\", \"x%5B2%5D=-2\", \"y%5B1%5D=6\", and \"y%5B2%5D=6\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%282%29%5E2%2B%286-6%29%5E2%29\" Subtract \"-2\" from \"0\" to get \"2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%282%29%5E2%2B%280%29%5E2%29\" Subtract \"6\" from \"6\" to get \"0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%284%2B%280%29%5E2%29\" Square \"2\" to get \"4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%284%2B0%29\" Square \"0\" to get \"0\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%284%29\" Add \"4\" to \"0\" to get \"4\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=2\" Take the square root of \"4\" to get \"2\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our answer is \"d=2\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance between the two points is 2 units. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note: If you plot the two points on a coordinate grid, you can easily count the number of spaces between the two points to be 6 units. However, this method only works if the two points have either the same x coordinate or the same y coordinate.
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