Question

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the red vertical line represents the path dolores walked. how far did dolores walk before she caught a pokemon? 6 yards
the blue horizontal line represents the path marianne walked. how far did marianne walk before she caught a pokemon?
what is the distance between the spot where marianne caught a pokemon and the spot where dolores caught a pokemon?
round your result to two decimal places as needed.
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Explanation:

Step1: Determine Marianne's distance

Count the grid - squares of the blue line. Assume each grid - square is 1 yard. By counting, Marianne walked 8 yards.

Step2: Determine the distance between Dolores and Marianne

Use the Pythagorean theorem \(d = \sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}}\), where \(a = 6\) (Dolores' vertical distance) and \(b = 8\) (Marianne's horizontal distance). So \(d=\sqrt{6^{2}+8^{2}}=\sqrt{36 + 64}=\sqrt{100}=10\) yards.

Answer:

Marianne walked 8 yards.
The distance between the two spots is 10.00 yards.