What is the distance between two points with coordinates (1,5) and (4,1)? (Give answer to one decimal place.)
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The distance formula is: $$d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}$$ where $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ are the coordinates of the two points. Show more…
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