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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

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 class=

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Answer:

The cab is -1/3 west of north.

( from the starting point it goes 1 block to the north and 3 blocks to the west . Cab is at (-2,-1))

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

A taxicab starts at (1, -2) on the grid.

  • It goes 4 blocks south and 3 blocks east to pick up a passenger.

This implies that the cab will reach at a point (4,-6)

( Since going south means it will go some units down and similarly going east means it will go some units to the right.

Hence, here going 4 blocks south and 3 blocks east means it will go to:

(1,-2) → (1+3,-2-4)=(4,-6) )

  • Then it goes 6 blocks west and 5 blocks north and drops off the passenger.

This means that the cab will drop the passenger at (-2,-1)

Since going north means it will go some units up and similarly going west means it will go some units to the left.

Hence, here going 6 blocks west and 5 blocks north means it will go to:

(4,-6) → (4-6,-6+5)=(-2,-1) )

Hence, the end point is (-2,-1)

Now the slope of the line joining the starting and the end point is:

i.e. line joining (1,-2) and (-2,-1) is:

[tex]=\dfrac{-1+2}{-2-1}\\\\\\=\dfrac{1}{-3}\\\\\\=-\dfrac{1}{3}[/tex]

Hence, the taxicab is -1/3 block west of north.

i.e. from the starting point it goes 1 block to the north and 3 blocks to the west.

i.e. the cab is in west-north direction from the starting point.

Answer:

3 Blocks west, 1 block north

Step-by-step explanation:

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