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ERROR ANALYSIS-Describe and Correct the ERROR in Finding the Distance Between the points (-3,-2) and (7,4)

ERROR ANALYSISDescribe And Correct The ERROR In Finding The Distance Between The Points 32 And 74 class=

Sagot :

[tex]Rule = \sqrt{ (x2 - x1)^{2} + (y2- y1)^{2}} [/tex]

[tex]( 7 - (-3)) ^{2} + (4 - (-2))^{2}[/tex]
[tex] \sqrt{10^{2} + 6^{2}} = \sqrt{100 +36} = \sqrt{136} [/tex]
[tex] \sqrt{136} = 2\sqrt{34} [/tex]

Namely,

Shouldn't be [tex]( 7 - (-3)) ^{2} - (4 - (-2))^{2}[/tex]

Should be ; [tex]( 7 - (-3)) ^{2} + (4 - (-2))^{2}[/tex]

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