Question

Dawn’s friend Melissa lives 3 blocks west and 4 blocks south of Dawn. Dawn’s friend Caroline lives 5 blocks east and 1 block north of Dawn. How far do Melissa and Caroline live from each other?

Answer 1

any attempts to draw this out?

Answer 2

to find the shortest distance between Caroline and Melissa, draw a straight line between them, and construct another right triangle with the distance btwn C and M being the hypotenuse

then use the pythagorean theorem