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What is the distance between points E and G?

A. 11.2 units

B. 12.0 units

C. 14.3 units

D. 17.0 units

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CHECK MY ANSWER PLS!!!!!!!!!! I. AM. DYING.

What is the distance between points E and G?
  
A. 11.2 units
 
B. 12.0 units
 
C. 14.3 units
 
D. 17.0 units

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anonymous · Answer

I put D

cggurumanjunath · Answer

b

anonymous · Answer

do you know how to get that answer?

anonymous · Answer

I mean HOW did you get the answer?

cggurumanjunath · Answer

EG = SQRT ((Y2-Y1) ^2 + (X2-X1)^2 )

cggurumanjunath · Answer

DISTANCE FORMULA

cggurumanjunath · Answer

EG = SQRT ((-2-7)^2 + (9-1)^2) = SQRT ((-9)^2 + (8)^2) =SQRT ( 81 + 64 ) =SQRT(145) =12

cggurumanjunath · Answer

is that clear @Sexy_einstein ?

anonymous · Answer

I agree with @CGGURUMANJUNATH

anonymous · Answer

Oh! I get it! Sorry, I was distracted but that makes since! THANK YOU! YOU SAVED MY LIFE!