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alones (alones):

the distance between

alones (alones):

Find the distance between the points (-5, 0) and (-4, 1).

satellite73 (satellite73):

how far from \(-5\) to \(-4\) in the x direction?

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

Plug it into the distance formula

alones (alones):

just 1 away :3

satellite73 (satellite73):

yes

satellite73 (satellite73):

and how far from 0 to 1 in the y direction?

alones (alones):

YAAAS THANKS GOD<3 MY GUES WAS RIGHT

rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

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rebeccaxhawaii (rebeccaxhawaii):

-.-

satellite73 (satellite73):

hold the phone,we are not done yet

alones (alones):

1 from 0? oh crap i dont' know.. would that be a fraction?

satellite73 (satellite73):

lol no, that is 1 also

satellite73 (satellite73):

so you have a right triangle, base is 1, height is 1, hypotenuse (distance) is, by pythagoras, \[\sqrt{1^2+1^2}=\sqrt2\]

alones (alones):

Oh damn, where was i looking, i though i had to put, 5+4... thansk satellite, kinda got the idea

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