document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926236>Question 926236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me to solve this equation using the Pythagorean theorem. Here is the question: Find the distance between two points. If an answer contains a radical, give an exact answer and an approximation to the nearest Hundredth:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-2, -5) and (6,-6) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "d = square root( (6-(-2))^2 + (-6 -(-5))^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = square root( 8^2 + (-1)^2 )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = square root(65) = 8.062257748<BR>\n" );
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