document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78181>Question 78181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am trying to find the distance (0,8) and(0,-4) am i right with this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "				5				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "				2	i marked it from 0 up to 8			<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-4	-3	-2	-1	0	1	2	3	4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "				-1				<BR>\n" );
document.write( "				-2				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from (0,to-4)				-3				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "				-4				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "				-5				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "				-6				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "				-7				<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #56091 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=56091\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <TABLE  BORDER=1>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=hummingbird_distance_2D.solver>Distance between two points in two dimensions</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>The distance (denoted by d) between two points in two dimensions is given by the following formula:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Thus in our case, the required distance is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For more on this concept, refer to <A  rel=nofollow HREF=Distance_formula.wikipedia>Distance formula</A>.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance is 12 units. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Another way you could do this is count from the point (0,-4) up to  (0,8) and you'll get 12 units also. </SPAN>\n" );
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