document.write( "Question 92316This question is from textbook GEOMETRY
\n" ); document.write( ": HOW DO YOU FIND THE MEASURE OF TWO POINTS ON A COORDINATE PLANE? \n" ); document.write( "

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GIVEN 2 POINTS (-2,-5)(4,1) WE NEED TO FIND THE X & Y DISTANCES THUS:
\n" ); document.write( "X DISTANCE=4+2=6
\n" ); document.write( "Y DISTANCE=1+5=6
\n" ); document.write( "NOW WE HAVE THE 2 SIDES OF A RIGHT TRIANGLE.
\n" ); document.write( "USING THE PYTHAGOREAN THEORUM [A^2+B^2=C^2] WE GET THE VALUE C (HYPOTENUSE) OR DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE TWO POINTS:
\n" ); document.write( "6^2+6^2=C^2
\n" ); document.write( "36+36=C^2
\n" ); document.write( "72=C^2
\n" ); document.write( "C=SQRT72
\n" ); document.write( "C=8.48528 IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE 2 POINTS. \n" ); document.write( "

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