What is the taxidistance between (17, 36) and (25, 3)?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-04T13:04:52

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The taxidistance between two points, #(x_1,y_1)and(x_2,y_2)# is given by

#color(blue)(|x_2-x_1|+|y_2-y_1|#

(The symbol #||# means absolute value. Absolute value of a number is the distance from it and #0# on a number line. It is always positive )

Mark the points

#color(orange)((17,36)=(x_1,y_1)#

#color(orange)((25,3)=(x_2,y_2)#

So, The taxidistance is

#rarr|x_2-x_1|+|y_2-y_1|#

#rarr|25-17|+|3-36|#

#rarr|8|+|-33|#

#rarr8+33#

#color(green)(rArr41#