SOLUTION: Line segment AB passes through the points (-6,-1) and (1,8). What is its length?

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Question 1195731: Line segment AB passes through the points (-6,-1) and (1,8).
What is its length?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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d=sqrt( (change in x)^2+ (change in y)^2); you can go in either direction because you will be squaring the result and it will be positive.
=sqrt (49+81)
=sqrt(130) units