document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=60882>Question 60882</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/007860141X/algebrahomeworkh>Mathematics</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't understand the question: find the distance between each pair of points whose coordinates are given? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #41840 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=41840\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's say that the two points have the coordinates: (x1, y1) and (x2, y2), you can find the didtance between these two points using the distance formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is an application of the Pythagorean theorem applied to finding the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle when you know the length of the two legs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem, the lengths of the two legs are: {x2-x1) and (y2-y1). </SPAN>\n" );
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