SOLUTION: Find the distance between (–4, 0) and (–5, –3)

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Question 93130: Find the distance between (–4, 0) and (–5, –3)
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is a right triangle with sides of: (3-0)=3 & (5-1)=1. Thus the diagonal is
1^2+3^2=d^2
1+9=d^2
10=d^2
d=sqrt10
d=3.1623 Is the distance between these two points.