SOLUTION: Find the distance between P and Q and the coordinates of M, the midpoint of PQ. Give exact answers and approximate answers to the nearest hundreth when appropriate. P(-5,-2) Q(-

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Question 39957: Find the distance between P and Q and the coordinates of M, the midpoint of PQ. Give exact answers and approximate answers to the nearest hundreth when appropriate.
P(-5,-2) Q(-5,5)
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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P(-5,-2) Q(-5,5)
Distance:
d+=+sqrt%28%28y+-+y%29%5E2+%2B+%28x+-+x%29%5E2%29
d+=+sqrt%28%285+%2B+2%29%5E2+%2B+%28-5+%2B+5%29%5E2%29
d+=+sqrt%2849%29
d+=+7
Midpoint:
(%28x+%2B+x%29%2F2,%28y+%2B+y%29%2F2)
(%28-5+-+5%29%2F2,%28-2+%2B+5%29%2F2)
(%28-10%29%2F2,%283%29%2F2)
(-5,3%2F2)