SOLUTION: what is the distance between the points (4 5) and (1 1)

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Question 1024309: what is the distance between the points (4 5) and (1 1)
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The distance formula is used here:
d+=+sqrt%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29
Plugging in we get
d = sqrt((4-1)^2 + (5-1)^2)
d = sqrt(3^2 + 4^2)
d = sqrt(9+16) = sqrt(25) = 5