Question

in the coordinate plane, what is the length of the line segment that connects points(4, -1) and (9, 7)?
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Answer 1

Answer:

$\sqrt{89} \: \: units$

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance=

$\sqrt{ {(4 - 9)}^{2} + {( - 1 - 7)}^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{ {5}^{2} + {8}^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{25 + 64} \\ = \sqrt{89}$

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