SOLUTION: What is the distance between the points -1,2 and 2,6

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Question 697296: What is the distance between the points -1,2 and 2,6
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Solved by pluggable solver: Distance between two points in two dimensions
The distance (denoted by d) between two points in two dimensions is given by the following formula:

d=sqrt%28%28x1-x2%29%5E2+%2B+%28y1-y2%29%5E2%29

Thus in our case, the required distance is
d=sqrt%28%28-1-2%29%5E2+%2B+%282-6%29%5E2%29=+5+


For more on this concept, refer to Distance formula.