SOLUTION: the distance between a point width coordinates (5,9) and another point with coordinates (2,5) is what?

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Question 356841: the distance between a point width coordinates (5,9) and another point with coordinates (2,5) is what?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

distance between Pt(2,5)and Pt(5,9)

note: diffence in x values is 3 and difference in y values is 4

Applying the Pythagorean Theorem with c being the distance between the points

3%5E2+%2B+4%5E2+=+c%5E2

+25=+c%5E2

c = 5