Provide an appropriate response.
-What is the distance from the point $( c , z )$ to the point $( m , q ) ?$
A) $\sqrt { ( m - c ) ^ { 2 } - ( q - z ) ^ { 2 } }$
B) $[ \sqrt { m - c } + \sqrt { q - z } ] ^ { 2 }$
C) $\sqrt { ( m - c ) ^ { 2 } + ( q - z ) ^ { 2 } }$
D) $\sqrt { ( c - z ) ^ { 2 } + ( m - q ) ^ { 2 } }$

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The distance between two points $(c, z)$ and $(m, q)$ in a Cartesian plane is given by the formula $\sqrt{(m - c)^2 + (q - z)^2}$, which is derived from the Pythagorean theorem.

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