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Find the distance between the following pairs of points:
(a, b), (−a, −b)
Find the distance between the following pairs of points:
(-a, -b) and (a, b)
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Solution
Distance between (a, b) and (−a, −b) is given by
l = `sqrt((a-(-a))^2+(b-(-b))^2)`
= `sqrt((2a)^2 + (2b)^2)`
= `sqrt(4a^2+4b^2)`
= `2sqrt(a^2 + b^2)`
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