document.write( "Question 1207283: if A=(4,-5)and B=(7,-9)what is the length of AB ?\r
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document.write( "Apply the distance formula\r\n" );
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document.write( "    d = \"sqrt%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "where A = (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\"), B = (\"x%5B2%5D\",\"y%5B2%5D\").\r\n" );
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document.write( "In your case  A = (\"x%5B1%5D\",\"y%5B1%5D\") = (4,-5),  B = (\"x%5B2%5D\",\"y%5B2%5D\") = (7,-9).\r\n" );
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document.write( "THEREFORE,\r\n" );
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document.write( "|AB| = \"sqrt%28%287-4%29%5E2%2B%28-9-%28-5%29%29%5E2%29\" = \"sqrt%283%5E2%2B%28-4%29%5E2%29\" = \"sqrt%2825%29\" = 5.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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