<PRE><B>Question 1145820</B>
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what is the distance of 3,2 and 1,-7
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What is the distance between (3,2) and (1,-7)?
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If you draw a right triangle so that the hypotenuse connects the two points, you will see that you can use the Pythagorean theorem to compute the distance:
 
{{{ d = sqrt((3-1)^2 + (2-(-7))^2) }}}

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