What is the distance between $(1, -3)$ and $(-2, 4)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-27T03:48:07

$sqrt(58)$

$(1,-3)$ and $(-2,4)$

$d=sqrt((y2-y1)^2+(x2-x1)^2)$

Plug in the $x$ and $y$ values.
It should look like this:

$d=sqrt((4+3)^2+(-2-1)^2)$

Solve.
First, work in the parenthesis.
$sqrt((7)^2+(-3)^2)$
Then, do the rest.
$sqrt(49+9)$
$sqrt(58)$
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