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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the distance between points P(6, -2) and Q(3, 4)?

OpenStudy (kidrah69):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is that the answer?

OpenStudy (kidrah69):

No its the formula you use to find the distance.

OpenStudy (danjs):

you just figuring the hypotenuse of a right triangle, c^2 = a^2 + b^2 the side lengths , a and b, are figured from those two points

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i was thinking if it was d=24

OpenStudy (danjs):

The difference in the x coordinates, plus the difference in the y coordinates, both those quantities squared

OpenStudy (anonymous):

am sorry i meant 45

OpenStudy (danjs):

d^2 = (6 - 3)^2 + (-2 - 4)^2

OpenStudy (danjs):

yeah you right, d^2 = 45 just take the root of that to get the distance

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay i was getting confuse cause that's what i got. Thank you :)

OpenStudy (danjs):

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OpenStudy (danjs):

may not be orientated right, but that is what you did, just figured hypotenuse length,

OpenStudy (danjs):

welcome

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