What is the distance between $(-12,4)$ and $(-10,-5)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-08T21:36:34

$sqrt(85)$

Use pythagoras to find the distance

$distance = sqrt((-12-(-10))^2 + (4-(-5))^2)$
$distance = sqrt(2^2 + 9^2)$
$distance = sqrt(4+81)$
$distance = sqrt(85)$

I will leave it as $sqrt(85)$ since this is the exact form but you can put it into a calculator and get a rounded decimal if you want.

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