SOLUTION: Find the distance from point A (3, -2) To point B (7,1)

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Question 820730: Find the distance from point A (3, -2) To point B (7,1)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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d = sqrt((x2-x1)^2+(y2-y1)^2)


d = sqrt((7-3)^2+(1-( -2))^2)


d = sqrt((7-3)^2+(1+2)^2)


d = sqrt((4)^2+(3)^2)


d = sqrt(16+9)


d = sqrt(25)


d = 5


So exact distance between the two points is 5 units.