document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893779>Question 893779</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the lengths of the line segments joining these pairs of points. Assume that a>0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(12a,5b) and (3a,5b) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length of a line segment is given by = sqrt( (( X1-X2) ^2) + ((Y1-Y2)^2))  )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= sqrt( (( 12a-3a) ^2) + ((5b-5b)^2))  )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= sqrt ((9a ^2) +0 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "length= 9a </SPAN>\n" );
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