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Question 767773: Could you please help me solve this? (-3/4,-9),(-1/8,5) Find the distance between 2 points.
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Could you please help me solve this? (-3/4,-9),(-1/8,5) Find the distance between 2 points.
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d+=+sqrt%28diffy%5E2+%2B+diffx%5E2%29
d+=+%28-3%2F4%2B1%2F8%29%5E2+%2B+%28-9-5%29%5E2%29
Just arithmetic
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Notice it's the Pythagorean Theorem. diffy & diffx make a right triangle.