Sunshine E.

asked • 12/15/14

Find the distance between p(-4,-2) and q(3,2)

can some please help me with this problem?

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Mark M. answered • 12/15/14

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Use the distance formula:
 
d = √((x1 - x2)2 + (y1 - y2)2)
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Sunshine E.

So is 7 my answer? 

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Mark M.

Should be √65
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Sunshine E.

Ok so I am lost on how to arrive at that answer.  Can you show me step by step?  Or write it out for me to work?
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Sunshine E.

This is how I worked it can you show me where I went wrong √((-4-3)2+(-2-2)2) I am not sure where I went wrong.
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Mark M.

√(-4 - 3)2 + (-2 - 2)2
√(-7)2 + (-4)2
√49 + 16
√65
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