How do you find the distance between (2.3, 4.5) and (–3.4, –5.2)?

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The distance D between two points             (              x        1            ,              y        1            )       and             (              x        2            ,              y        2            )       can be found by      D    =                                        (                          x              1                        -                          x              2                        )                    2                +                              (                          y              1                        -                          y              2                        )                    2                    Let             (              x        1            ,              y        1            )        =          (      2.3      ,      4.5      )       and             (              x        2            ,              y        2            )        =          (      -      3.4      ,      -      5.2      )            D    =                                        [            2.3            -                          (              -              3.4              )                        ]                    2                +                              [            4.5            -                          (              -              5.2              )                        ]                    2                      =                  126.58              ≈    11.25

How do you find the distance between (2.3, 4.5) and (–3.4, –5.2)?

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