SOLUTION: What is the distance between (2,4)and(7,-4)?

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Question 778601: What is the distance between (2,4)and(7,-4)?
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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d=sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B1%5D-y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29
Points (2, 4) and (7, -4)
Substitute x%5B1%5D=2, y%5B1%5D=4, x%5B2%5D=7, y%5B2%5D=-4
d=sqrt%28%282-7%29%5E2%2B%284-%28-4%29%29%5E2%29=sqrt%2825%2B64%29=sqrt%2889%29=9.43