SOLUTION: Find the distance between the following points using the Pythagorean theorem: (-5, 4) and (8, -3)

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Question 1155465: Find the distance between the following points using the Pythagorean theorem: (-5, 4) and (8, -3)
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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distance formula = sqrt( difference in x s^2+ difference in y s ^2). Unlike slope, you can go in either direction.
This is sqrt(13^2+7^2)=sqrt(169+49)=sqrt(218)