SOLUTION: Find the exact distance between point A (7,1) and point B (-4,10) using the distance formula. I got: AB = Square root 202 Is this right? Thanks!

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Question 83148: Find the exact distance between point A (7,1) and point B (-4,10) using the distance formula.
I got: AB = Square root 202
Is this right?
Thanks!
Answer by kev82(151) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Yep, that is right. The difference in x coordinates is 11, and the difference in y coordinates is 9. 11*11+9*9=202, so the answer is .

Hope that helps,
Kev