Homework Help: Geometry

Posted by Lisa on Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 1:18pm.

use the distance formula and the Pythagorean Theort to find the distance, to the nearest tenth, from R(6,-5) to U(-2,6).

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Geometry - Henry, Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 6:37pm
R(6,-5), U(-2,6).

d^2 = (-2-6)^2 + (6-(-5))^2,
d^2 = 64 + 121 = 185,
d = 13.6.

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