SOLUTION: What is the length of the straight line from Q (-8, 1) to R (4, 6)?

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Question 697476: What is the length of the straight line from Q (-8, 1) to R (4, 6)?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Distance between two points
x1 y1 x2 y2

-8 1 4 6
d= sqrt%28%28y2-y1%29%5E2%2B%28x2-x1%29%5E2%29
d= sqrt%28%28%09%096%09-%091%09%29%5E2%09%2B%09%28%094%09-%09-8%09%29%5E2%09%29
d= sqrt%28%28%09%095%09%29%5E2%09%2B%09%28%0912%09%29%5E2%09%29
d= sqrt%28%28%09%09169%09%29++%09%29
d= 13.00
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