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What potential strategies could you use to find the distance from the Bumper Cars to the roller Coaster? Check TWO that apply.

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Draw the diagonal; drop a right triangle to see the vertical distance of 6 and horizontal distance of 9; use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the diagonal distance; approximately 10.8 units
Draw the diagonal; drop a right triangle to see the vertical distance of 6 and horizontal distance of 9; use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the diagonal distance; approximately 10.8 units

Use the distance formula using the points (-5, 4) and (-2, 4); approximately 2.6 units
Use the distance formula using the points (-5, 4) and (-2, 4); approximately 2.6 units

Draw the diagonal; drop a right triangle to see the vertical distance of 9 and horizontal distance of 6; use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the diagonal distance; approximately 3.87 units
Draw the diagonal; drop a right triangle to see the vertical distance of 9 and horizontal distance of 6; use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the diagonal distance; approximately 3.87 units

Draw the diagonal; drop a right triangle to see the vertical distance of 6 and horizontal distance of 9; Add 6 + 9 = 15; 15 units
Draw the diagonal; drop a right triangle to see the vertical distance of 6 and horizontal distance of 9; Add 6 + 9 = 15; 15 units

Count the diagonal squares from the bumper cars to the roller coaster.
Count the diagonal squares from the bumper cars to the roller coaster.

Use the distance formula using the points (-5, 4) and (4, -2); approximately 10.8 units

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To find the distance from the Bumper Cars to the Roller Coaster, the following two strategies could be used:

  1. Draw the diagonal; drop a right triangle to see the vertical distance of 6 and horizontal distance of 9; use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the diagonal distance; approximately 10.8 units.

  2. Use the distance formula using the points (-5, 4) and (4, -2); approximately 10.8 units.

Both methods rely on basic principles of geometry and coordinate geometry to determine the distance between the two locations accurately.