document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049306>Question 1049306</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the distance between P(0, 14) and Q(5, -2)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #664866 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=664866\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the equation for the length of a straight line is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = sqrt((x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x1,y1) = (0,14)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x2,y2) = (5,-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "these points are assigned by you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you could just have easily assigned as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x1,y1) = (5,-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x2,y2) = (0,14)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for this equation it makes no difference which of the points is assigned to (x1,y1) and which of the points is assigned to (x2,y1).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the only thing that is required is that the two points be the end points of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you plug this values into the equation and you get the length of the line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation would become:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = sqrt( (5-0)^2 + (-2-14)^2 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or it would become:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = sqrt( (0-5)^2 + (14-(-2))^2 )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "either way, your answer will be that y = sqrt(281).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is the straight line distance between (0,14) and (5,-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a good tutorial on the distance between two points formula and calculation techniques.\r<BR>\n" );
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