Distance between (-5,2) and (4,7)?

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MathJax(?): Can&#039;t find handler for document MathJax(?): Can&#039;t find handler for document To find the distance (d ) between 2 coordinate points             (              x        1            ,              y        1            )                    and                    (              x        2            ,              y        2            )      Use the distance formula which is given as                d        =                                                            (                                  x                  2                                -                                  x                  1                                )                            2                        +                                          (                                  y                  2                                -                                  y                  1                                )                            2                                          For the coordinate pairs given let             (      -      5      ,      2      )        =          (              x        1            ,              y        1            )        ,          (      4      ,      7      )        =          (              x        2            ,              y        2            )      substituting into the formula      d    =                  4        -                              (            -            5            )                    2                +                              (            7            -            2            )                    2                          =                            9          2                +                  5          2                                        81        +        25              =          106       = 10.3 (1 decimal place )

Distance between (-5,2) and (4,7)?

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