SOLUTION: find the distance betweem (-6,10) and (3,-2)

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Question 87948: find the distance betweem (-6,10) and (3,-2)
Answer by SandySharma(35) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for calculating distance between two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is
=sqrt%28%28x2-x1%29%5E2+%2B+%28y2-y1%29%5E2%29

So, distance betweem (-6,10) and (3,-2) will be
=sqrt%28%283-%28-6%29%29%5E2+%2B+%28-2-10%29%5E2%29
=sqrt%289%5E2+%2B+%28-12%29%5E2%29
=sqrt%289%5E2+%2B+%28-12%29%5E2%29
=sqrt%2881+%2B+144%29
=sqrt%28225%29
=15