PLEASE HELP ME~!!! Determine the taxi distance from point C(2, 4) to point D(1, 7).

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anonymous · Answer

either 2, 4, 6, or 14 !?

amistre64 · Answer

pythag thrm ...

amistre64 · Answer

if we move the points such that one of them is at the origin, we can read the legs of a right triangle from the other point ....

anonymous · Answer

i really dont know how to do math and your speaking chinese to me right now! :0

amistre64 · Answer

C(2, 4) to point D(1, 7).
-C(2, 4)             -C(2, 4)
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      0,0                    -1,-3

anonymous · Answer

so it's 4?

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

use the pytahgorean theorum to determine the hypotenuse

anonymous · Answer

idk how to do that and i only have 8 minutes left,

anonymous · Answer

I think it's 4

anonymous · Answer

Because the X values have a difference of 1 and the Y values have a difference of 3. Go with 4.

anonymous · Answer

idk i just failed that quiz -_- and it doesnt tell me which ones i got wrong, thanks tho

anonymous · Answer

Oh. ok. sorry bro. :(

anonymous · Answer

Lol it's okayy thanks tho! (:

anonymous · Answer

No problem. :)

amistre64 · Answer

this site is for studying the material, not for taking quizzes... :/

amistre64 · Answer

the distance is defined by the pythagorean thrm:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 .... we know a and b

amistre64 · Answer

as such the distance was sqrt(10) which is close to pi ... 3.something

anonymous · Answer

I know this was a year ago.. but the answer is/was 4. I just had the same question :)