SOLUTION: find the distance between (4, -3) and (2, 5)

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Question 160280: find the distance between (4, -3) and (2, 5)
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find the distance between (4, -3) and (2, 5)
+sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2%2B%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29+
+sqrt%28%282-4%29%5E2%2B%285-%28-3%29%29%5E2%29+
+sqrt%28%28-2%29%5E2%2B%285%2B3%29%5E2%29+
+sqrt%28%28-2%29%5E2%2B%288%29%5E2%29+
+sqrt%284%2B64%29+
+sqrt%2868%29+
+sqrt%282%2A2%2A17%29+
+2sqrt%2817%29+
or
8.246