Question 983133


The component form of the given segment in a coordinate plane is 

(3-(-2), 2-1) = (5, 1), 


i.e.  x-component is  5  and  y-component is  1.


Thus the length of the segment is   {{{sqrt(5^2 + 1^2)}}} = {{{sqrt(25 + 1)}}} = {{{sqrt(26)}}}.