HELP PLEASE WILL MEDAL AND FAN
A taxicab starts at (1, -2) on the grid. It goes 4 blocks south and 3 blocks east to pick up a passenger. Then it goes 6 blocks west and 5 blocks north and drops off the passenger. How many blocks is the taxicab from its starting position?

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HELP PLEASE WILL MEDAL AND FAN
A taxicab starts at (1, -2) on the grid. It goes 4 blocks south and 3 blocks east to pick up a passenger. Then it goes 6 blocks west and 5 blocks north and drops off the passenger. How many blocks is the taxicab from its starting position?

helppleasethanks11 · Answer

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campbell_st · Answer

looks like a pythagoras' theorem question.... plot the passenger's positon, you'll have a right triangle back to the start,,, and be able to read of the number of squares on the shorter sides. 

then find the hypotenuse useing the theorem