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find the distance between points P(5,8) and Q(1,7) to the nearest tenth

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Answer:

[tex]length = \sqrt{ {(x _{1} - x_{2} )}^{2} + {(y _{1} - y_{2} })^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{ {(5 - 1)}^{2} + {(8 - 7)}^{2} } \\ = \sqrt{16 + 1 } \\ = \sqrt{17} \\ length = 4.1 \: units[/tex]