document.write( "Question 730097: Find the distance between the points at (0,7) and (-5,13)
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\n" ); document.write( " The first point is (x1,y1). The second point is (x2,y2)
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\n" ); document.write( " Since the first point is (0, 7), we can say (x1, y1) = (0, 7)
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\n" ); document.write( " Since the second point is (-5, 13), we can also say (x2, y2) = (-5, 13)
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\n" ); document.write( " Put this all together to get: \"x%5B1%5D+=+0\", \"y%5B1%5D+=+7\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+-5\", and \"y%5B2%5D+=+13\"
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\n" ); document.write( " Now use the distance formula to find the distance between the two points (0, 7) and (-5, 13)
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\n" ); document.write( " \"d+=+sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"d+=+sqrt%28%280+-+%28-5%29%29%5E2+%2B+%287+-+13%29%5E2%29\" Plug in \"x%5B1%5D+=+0\", \"y%5B1%5D+=+7\", \"x%5B2%5D+=+-5\", and \"y%5B2%5D+=+13\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"d+=+sqrt%28%280+%2B+5%29%5E2+%2B+%287+-+13%29%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"d+=+sqrt%28%285%29%5E2+%2B+%28-6%29%5E2%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"d+=+sqrt%2825+%2B+36%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"d+=+sqrt%2861%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( " \"d+=+7.81024967590665\"
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\n" ); document.write( " The distance between the two points (0, 7) and (-5, 13) is exactly \"sqrt%2861%29\" units
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\n" ); document.write( " The approximate distance between the two points is about 7.81024967590665 units
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\n" ); document.write( " So again,
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\n" ); document.write( " Exact Distance: \"sqrt%2861%29\" units
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\n" ); document.write( " Approximate Distance: \"7.81024967590665\" units
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