document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1054902>Question 1054902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the distance between P and Q, when P=(-&#8730;2/3, &#960;/3&#8730;3) and Q=(5.2^2, 1/&#8730;6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think the answer around to two places is 5.30 but I'm not sure.  Can you help?  The &#8730; is the square root key. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #670155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=670155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Numerical coordinates are  (-0.47,0.6046) and (27.04,0.4082)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt (difference in x^2 + difference in y^2)=sqrt(756.80+0.0386)=27.51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference may be in Q.  I read the x-value as 5.2^2, which is 27.  The x value of P is negative about 0.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That distance alone is most of the entire distance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the value were 5/2sqrt(2), then the answer would be different. </SPAN>\n" );
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