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A taxicab moves 5 blocks due north, 5 blocks due east, and another 2 blocks due north. Assume all blocks are of equal size. What is the magnitude of the taxi's displacement?
9 years ago

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Answered by Damon
north 7 and east 5
hypotenuse
sqrt(49+25)
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