SOLUTION: I've been working on this for awhile. It seems like I'm close, but I'm missing something. The equation to solve is: Square root of: (square root of 2 - (-square root of 8))^2

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Question 1093763: I've been working on this for awhile. It seems like I'm close, but I'm missing something.
The equation to solve is:
Square root of:
(square root of 2 - (-square root of 8))^2
plus
(square root of 3 - (-square root of 12))^2
The equation is to solve for the distance of a line plotted at:
(square root of 2, square root of 3), (negative square root of 8, negative square root of 12)
I thought I got close getting to negative square root of 2 plus 3xsquare root of 3.
The answer key shows the answer as 3xsquare root of 5. I'm lost. Thank you in advance for your help

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not clear.
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Use math terms.
--- eg, sqrt(2)