SOLUTION: Find the distance between (–3, –2) and (1, 4) Thank you.

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Question 82508: Find the distance between (–3, –2) and (1, 4)
Thank you.
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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GRAPHING THESE TWO SETS OF POINTS WE HAVE A RIGHT TRIANGLE OF SIDES=
4+2=6 ON THE Y AXIS & 1+3=4 ON THE X AXIS
USING THE PYTHAGOREAN THEORUM A^2+B^2=C^2 (C BEING THE HYPOTENUSE OR THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE TWO POINTS)
6^2+4^2=C^2
36+16=C^2
52=C^2
C=SQRT52
C=7.2 WHICH IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THESE POINTS.