SOLUTION: Find the distance between (-8, 4) and (4, -1).

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Question 1165644: Find the distance between (-8, 4) and (4, -1).

Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the distance formula -- i.e., the Pythagorean Theorem.

d+=+sqrt%28%28x%282%29-x%281%29%29%5E2%2B%28y%282%29-y%281%29%29%5E2%29

Plug in the numbers and do the calculation.