document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=87855>Question 87855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the distance between (-6,2) and (3,-2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63720 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=63720\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Start with the given distance formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28%28-6-3%29%5E2%2B%282--2%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%28-6-3%29%5E2%2B%282--2%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B1%5D=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=-6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B2%5D=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B2%5D=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28%28-9%29%5E2%2B%284%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%28-9%29%5E2%2B%284%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6-3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6-3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get -9. Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2--2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2--2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 4. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%2881%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%2881%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square each value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%2897%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%2897%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which approximates to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=9.8488578017961 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=9.8488578017961\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance between (-6,2) and (3,-2) is about 9.8488578017961  </SPAN>\n" );
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