Evaluate the Expression for the Given Values $\sqrt { \left( x _ { 2 } - x _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } + \left( y _ { 2 } - y _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } }$

question 26

Multiple Choice

Evaluate the expression for the given values. $\sqrt { \left( x _ { 2 } - x _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } + \left( y _ { 2 } - y _ { 1 } \right) ^ { 2 } }$ for $x _ { 1 } = - 2 , x _ { 2 } = 16 , y _ { 1 } = 12 , y _ { 2 } = - 12$

• A) 27
• B) 34
• C) 28
• D) 31
• E) 30

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