College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter 7 - Section 7.3 - The Ellipse - 7.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 524: 1

Answer

$\sqrt{13}$

Work Step by Step

The distance formula: $d=\sqrt{(x_{2}-x_{1})^{2}+(y_{2}-y_{1})^{2}}$ $d=\sqrt{(4-2)^{2}+(-2+5)^{2}}=\sqrt{2^{2}+3^{2}}=\sqrt{4=9}=\sqrt{13}$
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