SOLUTION: explain to me how to find the distance between the points whoose corrdinates are given. (6,4)(-8,11)

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Question 315057: explain to me how to find the distance between the points whoose corrdinates are given. (6,4)(-8,11)
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(6,4)(-8,11)
Use the formula for the slope (m)of a line:
m = %28%28y2+-+y1%29+%2F%28+x2+-x1%29%29
x1 = 6
y1 = 4
.
x2 = -8
y2 = 11
.
Plug the values into the formula to solve for the slope of a line (m).
m = %28%284-11%29+%2F%28+6-%28-8%29%29%29
m = %28-7+%2F+14%29%29 Simplify if possible
m = %28-1%2F2%29%29