document.write( "Question 1154084: Find the length of the segment that joins (-5, 4) and (6, -3). Round to the nearest tenth.
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document.write( "Draw in the two lines in red:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Use the Pythagorean theorem:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Count the red horizontal and vertical sides of the triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The vertical side is 7 units long and the horizontal side is 11\r\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the hypotenuse is the distance between the two points.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 13.03840481 rounded off as your teacher wanted, or in simplest radical form:\r\n" );
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