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Find the distance between the following pairs of points:

(2, –1, 3) and (–2, 1, 3).

Let P be (2, – 1, 3) and Q be (– 2, 1, 3)


Distance PQ


Here,


x1 = 2, y1 = – 1, z1 = 3


x2 = – 2, y2 = 1, z2 = 3


Distance PQ






Thus, the required distance is units.


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