document.write( "Question 87354: Find the distance between (-4, 0) and (-5,-3)...My solution is sqrt of 10 Am I right??Thanks \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #63291 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%28-4--5%29%5E2%2B%280--3%29%5E2%29\" Plug in \"x%5B1%5D=-4\", \"x%5B2%5D=0\", \"y%5B1%5D=-5\", \"y%5B2%5D=-3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%28%281%29%5E2%2B%283%29%5E2%29\" Subtract \"-4--5\" to get 1. Subtract \"0--3\" to get 3.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%281%2B9%29\" Square each value\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%2810%29\" Add each value\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=sqrt%2810%29\" Simplify the square root\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"d=3.16227766016838\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the distance between (-4,0) and (-5,-3) is about 3.16227766016838\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So you are correct
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