SOLUTION: distance between (-2,-1) and (3,4)

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Question 739524: distance between (-2,-1) and (3,4)
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance Formula


The first point is (x1,y1). The second point is (x2,y2)


Since the first point is (-2, -1), we can say (x1, y1) = (-2, -1)
So x%5B1%5D+=+-2, y%5B1%5D+=+-1


Since the second point is (3, 4), we can also say (x2, y2) = (3, 4)
So x%5B2%5D+=+3, y%5B2%5D+=+4


Put this all together to get: x%5B1%5D+=+-2, y%5B1%5D+=+-1, x%5B2%5D+=+3, and y%5B2%5D+=+4

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Now use the distance formula to find the distance between the two points (-2, -1) and (3, 4)



d+=+sqrt%28%28x%5B1%5D-x%5B2%5D%29%5E2+%2B+%28y%5B1%5D+-+y%5B2%5D%29%5E2%29


d+=+sqrt%28%28-2+-+3%29%5E2+%2B+%28-1+-+4%29%5E2%29 Plug in x%5B1%5D+=+-2, y%5B1%5D+=+-1, x%5B2%5D+=+3, and y%5B2%5D+=+4


d+=+sqrt%28%28-5%29%5E2+%2B+%28-5%29%5E2%29


d+=+sqrt%2825+%2B+25%29


d+=+sqrt%2850%29


d+=+sqrt%2825%2A2%29


d+=+sqrt%2825%29%2Asqrt%282%29


d+=+5%2Asqrt%282%29


d+=+7.07106781186548

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Answer:


The distance between the two points (-2, -1) and (3, 4) is exactly 5%2Asqrt%282%29 units


The approximate distance between the two points is about 7.07106781186548 units



So again,


Exact Distance: 5%2Asqrt%282%29 units


Approximate Distance: 7.07106781186548 units





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