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What is the distance between points (0,0) and (3,4) on a coordinate plane?
Answer
5
Using the distance formula: d = √((3-0)² + (4-0)²) = √(9+16) = √25 = 5. The distance formula connects geometry and algebra and is essential for navigation, physics, computer graphics, and spatial analysis.
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