SOLUTION: Find the distance between (-3, -2) and (1,4) in radical terms. Please help!

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Question 181914: Find the distance between (-3, -2) and (1,4) in radical terms.
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Find the distance between (-3, -2) and (1,4) in radical terms.
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d%5E2+=+diffy%5E2+%2B+diffx%5E2
d%5E2+=+%284-%28-2%29%29%5E2+%2B+%281-%28-3%29%29%5E2
d%5E2+=+6%5E2+%2B+4%5E2
d%5E2+=+52
d+=+sqrt%2852%29
d+=+2sqrt%2813%29