Find the distance between and .
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 5
- Step 1: .
- Step 2: .
Answer
5.
Why not the others: 7: it adds the differences of coordinates. 25: it forgets the square root. 1: it subtracts the coordinate differences.
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