SOLUTION: Find the distance between (-2, 3) and (4, -1). Thank you very much. It would be a really great help.

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Question 1085488: Find the distance between (-2, 3) and (4, -1). Thank you very much. It would be a really great help.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the distance between (-2,3) and (4,-1).
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It's a right triangle.
The difference in x is one leg.
The difference in y is the other leg.
Find the hypotenuse.
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An example:
Find the distance between (-1,4) and (5,-3).
d+=+sqrt%28diffy%5E2+%2B+diffx%5E2%29+=+sqrt%287%5E2+%2B+6%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2885%29