document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=67968>Question 67968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the distance between (-3, -2) and (1, 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) sqrt 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B) 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 2 sqrt 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D) 2 sqrt 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can anyone help me understand this problem? Thank you so very much!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #48321 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=48321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can use the distance formula: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > which is derived from the Pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x1, y1) = (-3, -2) and (x2, y2) = (1, 4)  Making the appropriate substitutions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%28%281-%28-3%29%29%5E2+%2B+%284-%28-2%29%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%28%281-%28-3%29%29%5E2+%2B+%284-%28-2%29%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%284%5E2+%2B+6%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%284%5E2+%2B+6%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%2816%2B36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%2816%2B36%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%2852%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%2852%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+sqrt%284%2A13%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+sqrt%284%2A13%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d+=+2sqrt%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d+=+2sqrt%2813%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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