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OpenStudy (mokeira):

does anyone know about Taxicab?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

me

OpenStudy (mokeira):

so there is a point A(-3,-1) and B(3,3) and you are to find the shortest distance between the two

OpenStudy (mokeira):

using taxicab

OpenStudy (mokeira):

do you get what i mean? I dont have the question but a friend asked me some hours ago and I have just remembered it

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

Taxicab geometry is geometry that only allows you to travel along horizontal and vertical grid lines. This page explains a bit more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab_geometry

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

You'll find that various paths to go from point to point all produce the same total distance

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

Oh, good. I thought it was: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TaxicabNumber.html =P

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