The distance between the points (a, b) and (a, a) is
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Distance between two points (x
1
,y
1
) and (x
2
,y
2
) can be calculated using the formula
(x
2
−x
1
)
2
+(y
2
−y
1
)
2
Therefore, distance between the points (a,b) and (−a,−b) is
=
(−a−a)
2
+(−b−b)
2
=
4a
2
+4b
2
=2
a
2
+b
2
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