SOLUTION: Find the distance between two points given the coordinates (3,-5) and (6,9)

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Question 66697: Find the distance between two points given the coordinates (3,-5) and (6,9)
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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d+=+sqrt%28%28x2+-+x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2+-+y1%29%5E2%29
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d+=+sqrt%28%286+-+3%29%5E2+%2B+%289+%2B+5%29%5E2%29
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d+=+sqrt%28%283%29%5E2+%2B+%2814%29%5E2%29
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d+=+sqrt%289+%2B+196%29
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d+=+sqrt%28205%29
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d+=+14.3178....