Question

GIVING MEDAL.
A taxicab starts at (1, -2) on the grid and picks up a passenger. The taxicab travels a total of 16 blocks, and then drops the passenger off. Which composition of two translations could describe the taxicab’s final position?
A. (x, y) --> (x + 4, y - 3), and then (x, y) --> (x - 9, y + 1).
B. (x, y) --> (x - 3, y + 4), and then (x, y) --> (x + 7, y - 1).
C. (x, y) --> (x - 3, y + 4), and then (x, y) --> (x + 8, y - 1).
D. (x, y) --> (x - 4, y + 3), and then (x, y) --> (x + 6, y - 1).

Answer 1

let's try the 1st one
so no that one

Answer 2

now let's try the 2nd one

so no dice on that one either

Answer 3

let's see the 3rd one

what do you think? how many blocks did he travel there?

Answer 4

hmm, the 1st is actually 17, so much on that, hehe, anyhow, still no dice on the 1st one either