SOLUTION: How fdo you find the distance between (3,12) and (-4,3)

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Question 969592: How fdo you find the distance between (3,12) and (-4,3)
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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Given two points (x%5B1%5D,y%5B1%5D) and (x%5B2%5D,y%5B2%5D)
Let d=distance between the points:
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d=sqrt%28%28x%5B2%5D-x%5B1%5D%29%5E2%2B%28y%5B2%5D-y%5B1%5D%29%5E2%29
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For given points (3,12) and (-4,3):
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d=sqrt%28%28-4-3%29%5E2%2B%283-12%29%5E2%29=sqrt%28%28-7%29%5E2%2B%28-9%29%5E2%29=sqrt%2849%2B81%29=sqrt%28130%29=11.40
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ANSWER: The distance between the points is 11.40.