document.write( "Question 87357: Find the distance between (-3, -2) and (1, 4)...Am I doing this right, to keep it short my answer is 2 sqrt of 5 am I right? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #63290 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Start with the given distance formula\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%28-3-1%29%5E2%2B%28-2-4%29%5E2%29\" Plug in \"x%5B1%5D=-3\", \"x%5B2%5D=-2\", \"y%5B1%5D=1\", \"y%5B2%5D=4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%28-4%29%5E2%2B%28-6%29%5E2%29\" Subtract \"-3-1\" to get -4. Subtract \"-2-4\" to get -6.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%2816%2B36%29\" Square each value\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%2852%29\" Add each value\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=2%2Asqrt%2813%29\" Simplify the square root\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=7.21110255092798\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance between (-3,-2) and (1,4) is 7.21110255092798
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