document.write( "Question 886627: I need to calculate the distance between point a and b when a is (-1,5) and b is (7,-3). i come up with the square root of 128. Can that be right when there is no exact square root of 128? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"128=32%2A4=2%5E5%2A2%5E2=2%5E7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%5E6%2A2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"8%2A8%2A2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Square root of that is \"8%2Asqrt%282%29\".
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