SOLUTION: Find the distance between points (-3, 8) and (-5, 1).

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Question 650886: Find the distance between points (-3, 8) and (-5, 1).
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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d = sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)


d = sqrt((-5-(-3))^2+( 1- 8)^2)


d = sqrt((-5+3)^2+( 1- 8)^2)


d = sqrt((-2)^2+(-7)^2)


d = sqrt(4+49)


d = sqrt(53)


So exact distance between the two points is sqrt(53) units.