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  1. February 3rd 2008, 07:49 PM #1
    ErinVErin
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    Length of line segment?????

    points of line AB are A(6,5) and B(-2,1) the mid point of that line is (2,3) how do i find the length of this line??? Please help!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ErinVErin View Post
    points of line AB are A(6,5) and B(-2,1) the mid point of that line is (2,3) how do i find the length of this line??? Please help!
    the length of the line between two points (x_1,y_1) \mbox{ and } (x_2,y_2) is given by:

    L = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}
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