document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=644600>Question 644600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the distance between the points (-2,3) and (1,-1). </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #405163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=405163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the distance formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember that the two generic points are (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So (x1, y1) = (-2, 3), which means x1=-2 and y1=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and (x2, y2) = (1, -1), which means x2=1 and y2=-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in short, x1=-2, y1=3, x2=1, and y2=-1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt((1-(-2))^2+(-1-3)^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt((1+2)^2+(-1-3)^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt((3)^2+(-4)^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt(9+16)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = sqrt(25)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So exact distance between the two points is  5  units.\r<BR>\n" );
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