document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=88000>Question 88000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the distance between (-2,9) and (-5,15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a- 6.71<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b- 18.67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c- 45.02<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d- 24.18 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63886 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=63886\">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%28-2--5%29%5E2%2B%289-15%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%28-2--5%29%5E2%2B%289-15%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=-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D=-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D=-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B2%5D=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B2%5D=15\"   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%283%29%5E2%2B%28-6%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%283%29%5E2%2B%28-6%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-2--5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-2--5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 3. Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get -6. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%289%2B36%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%289%2B36%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%2845%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%2845%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=6.70820393249937 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=6.70820393249937\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance between (-2,9) and (-5,15) is about 6.70820393249937 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the answer is A) </SPAN>\n" );
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