document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=89146>Question 89146</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the distance to the nearest hundredth between the points (11,-6) and (-1,-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please explain how this is done, I have several of these on a worksheet and I donot understand them. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #64793 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=64793\">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%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_{1},y_{1}\right)\"> is the first point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(11,-6\right)\"> and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(x_{2},y_{2}\right)\"> is the second point <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large \left(-1,-2\right)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=sqrt%28%2811--1%29%5E2%2B%28-6--2%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%2811--1%29%5E2%2B%28-6--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=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B1%5D=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B2%5D=-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B2%5D=-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y%5B1%5D=-6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y%5B1%5D=-6\"   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%2812%29%5E2%2B%28-4%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28%2812%29%5E2%2B%28-4%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=11--1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"11--1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 12. Evaluate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-6--2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-6--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%28144%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28144%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%28160%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=sqrt%28160%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d=4%2Asqrt%2810%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=4%2Asqrt%2810%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the square root\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=12.6491106406735 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d=12.6491106406735\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which rounds to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12.65\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the distance between (11,-6) and (-1,-2) is about 12.65  </SPAN>\n" );
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