SOLUTION: what is the length of the line segment connecting (2,-2) and (-3,-1)?

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Question 429824: what is the length of the line segment connecting (2,-2) and (-3,-1)?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance between two points
x1 y1 x2 y2
2 -2 -3 -1
d=sqrt%28%28y2-y1%29%5E2%2B%28x2-x1%29%5E2%29
d= sqrt%28%28-1-%28-2%29%29%5E2%2B%28-3-2%29%5E2%29
d= sqrt%28%281%29%5E2%09%2B%28-5%29%5E2%09%29
d= sqrt%28%2826%29%29
d= 5.1