Question

helpful misses
grace has made five guesses so far, all misses.
that’s a bummer. but there’s some good news, too.
now we know exactly where the boat is!
write the boat’s location (all three points) in the table.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the grid (assuming standard coordinate system with \(x\) and \(y\) axes, where the origin is at the intersection of the axes, and we determine the coordinates of the boat's position by identifying the un - missed (or the actual boat) square's coordinates.

Step 1: Analyze the grid structure

Looking at the grid, we assume that the horizontal axis is the \(x\) - axis and the vertical axis is the \(y\) - axis. The blue squares are the misses. We need to find the square that is the boat's position. From the visual, we can see that the boat's position (the non - miss square that is the target) has coordinates. Let's assume the grid has integer coordinates. By looking at the alignment of the squares, we can see that the boat is at the position where \(x = 1\) and \(y = 1\) (assuming the grid is labeled with \(x\) and \(y\) starting from 0 or 1, and by analyzing the relative positions of the blue (miss) squares). Wait, actually, let's re - examine. Wait, maybe the boat is a 3 - square (since we need to write all three points). Wait, maybe the boat is a 3 - unit (3 - square) shape. Let's look at the grid again. The blue squares are misses. The empty square (the boat) is a 3 - square block? Wait, no, the problem says "all three points" of the boat's location. Let's assume the boat is a 3 - square (like a 1x3 or 3x1 or L - shaped) but from the grid, let's find the coordinates.

Wait, maybe the boat is at \((x = 1,y = 1)\), \((x = 1,y = 2)\), \((x = 2,y = 1)\)? No, wait, let's look at the grid lines. The \(x\) - axis has marks at 0, 2, 3? Wait, maybe the coordinates are determined by the grid intersections. Let's assume the origin \((0,0)\) is at the bottom - left corner. Wait, the first blue square (top - left) is at \(x = 0,y = 2\) (maybe). Wait, perhaps a better way: the boat is the only non - miss square (or the square that is not a miss). Wait, the problem says "Grace has made five guesses so far, all misses. Now we know exactly where the boat is! Write the boat’s location (all three points) in the table."

Looking at the grid, the boat is a 3 - square (maybe a 1x3 or 3x1) or an L - shaped. Wait, from the visual, the boat's three points are:

Let's assume the \(x\) and \(y\) coordinates are as follows:

First point: \(x = 1\), \(y = 1\)

Second point: \(x = 1\), \(y = 2\)

Third point: \(x = 2\), \(y = 1\)

Wait, no, maybe the correct coordinates are:

Looking at the grid, the boat is at \((1,1)\), \((1,2)\), \((2,1)\) (assuming the grid is such that the horizontal lines are \(y\) - values and vertical lines are \(x\) - values).

Wait, perhaps a better approach: the boat is the square that is not a miss. The misses are the blue squares. The boat is the white square (or the non - blue square) that is a 3 - square. Wait, maybe the boat's coordinates are \((x = 1,y = 1)\), \((x = 1,y = 2)\), \((x = 2,y = 1)\)

But let's re - check. If we consider the grid, the boat is a 3 - unit (3 - square) and the misses are around it. So the three points of the boat's location are:

\((1,1)\), \((1,2)\), \((2,1)\) (assuming the \(x\) - axis is horizontal and \(y\) - axis is vertical, with the origin at the bottom - left)

Answer:

The three points of the boat's location are \((1,1)\), \((1,2)\), and \((2,1)\) (or other correct coordinates based on the exact grid interpretation, but this is a likely solution based on the given grid structure)