document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=377438>Question 377438</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the distance between the points <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a(3,-7)and b(-5,9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a(3,-7)and b(-5,9).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sol'n:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  distance(d) = sq. root of [(x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  so, at pt. P1(3,-7)& P2(-5,9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  d = sq. root of [(-5-3)^2 + (9+7)^2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  d = sq. root of [64 + 256]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  d = sq. root of (320)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  d = 17.888 units ----answer </SPAN>\n" );
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