Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 978-1-337-61408-5
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Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - The Rectangular Coordinate System - Exercises - Page 449: 8a

Answer

$13$

Work Step by Step

$d = \sqrt {(2 - -3)^{2} + (5 - -7)^{2}}$ $d = \sqrt {(5)^{2} + (12)^{2}}$ $d = \sqrt {25 + 144}$ $d = \sqrt {169}$ $d = 13$
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