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Distance between points in first quadrant

Plot the points (2,1)(2,1) and (5,1)(5,1) on the coordinate plane below.
What is the distance between these two points?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 66
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/53/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/47/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/41\ 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.750.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi12\ \text{pi} or 2/3 pi2/3\ \text{pi}
units
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Created with Raphaël
Created with Raphaël
Created with Raphaël
Created with Raphaël