document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59987>Question 59987</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0078213479/algebrahomeworkh>Alegbra Concepts and Applications</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the distance between the two points given. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5,2) and (5, - 2) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Where: (5, 2) = (x1, y1) and (5, -2) = (x2, y2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the two point lie on a vertical line (the x-coordinates for the point are the same), so it is simpler to just subtract the two y-coordinate values.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = y2 - y1 = -2 - 2 = -4  Take the absolute value: |-4| = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance is 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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