The length of the line segment whose endpoints are (3,2) and (-2,1) is

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anonymous · Answer

Do you use the slope formula?

anonymous · Answer

figure it out

anonymous · Answer

forget you

anonymous · Answer

lls

amistre64 · Answer

not the slope formula; but theres a method that i find rather simple

anonymous · Answer

whats your solution?

anonymous · Answer

length between two points (x1,y1) and (x2,y2) is given by :
$$Length = \sqrt{(x2-x1)^2 + (y2-y1)^2}$$

amistre64 · Answer

subtract one point from the other

   (3,2)
-(-2,1) 
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     5,1  these are the measures of the legs on a right triangle that we can run thru the pythag thrm

amistre64 · Answer

the answer is what you get in the end, not in the middle ....

amistre64 · Answer

do you recall how to find the lengths of the sides of a right triangle?

anonymous · Answer

@amistre64 its not a right triangle tho

amistre64 · Answer

given 2 point and the line between them|dw:1349958117830:dw|we can form a right triangle