document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55074>Question 55074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I find the distance to the nearest hundredth between the points (-6-5) and (-1,3)?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thanks much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37305 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Hook><B>Hook(36)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Hook><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=37305\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You use the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance. For lines, its <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x1-x2%29%5E2%2B%28y1-y2%29%5E2=d%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x1-x2%29%5E2%2B%28y1-y2%29%5E2=d%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's plug in your numbers:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and do some math<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ok! There ya have it. I don't have a calculator handy, so I'll let you punch the buttons to figure out the answer to a hundredth. </SPAN>\n" );
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