Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.9 - Distance and Midpoint Formulas; Circles - Exercise Set - Page 280: 6

Answer

$5$ units

Work Step by Step

Use the distance formula $d=\sqrt{(x_1-x_2)^2+(y_1-y_2)^2}$ to obtain: $d=\sqrt{(0-3)^2+(0-(-4))^2} \\d=\sqrt{(-3)^2+(0+4)^2} \\d=\sqrt{9+4^2} \\d=\sqrt{9+16} \\d=\sqrt{25} \\d =5$
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