SOLUTION: Find the distance between (7, – 2) and (– 5, 3)

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Question 79117: Find the distance between (7, – 2) and (– 5, 3)
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE TWO SIDES OF THIS RIGHT TRIANGLE ARE:
7+5=12 & 3=2=5. THEREFORE USING THE PATHOGREAN THEORUM WE GET
12^2+5^2=D^2
144+25=D^2
169=D^2
16=D WHICH IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE POINTS.