In the city ofN, the road system is set up like a Cartesian plane. Point B is 13 blocks east and 7 blocks north from point A. Point C is 16 blocks west and 5 blocks south from point A. Find the distances between each pair of points. The distance between points A and B is 14.76. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.) The distance between points A and C is 16.76. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.) The distance between points B and C is 3.606. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)

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In the city of N, the road system is set up like a Cartesian plane. Point B is 13 blocks east and 7 blocks north from point A. Point C is 16 blocks west and
5 blocks south from point A. Find the distances between each pair of points.
The distance between points A and B is 14.76. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
The distance between points A and C is 16.76 (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
The distance between points B and C is 3.606. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:In the city of N, the road system is set up like a Cartesian plane. Point B is 13 blocks east and 7 blocks north from point A. Point C is 16 blocks west and 5 blocks south from point A. Find the distances between each pair of points. The distance between points A and B is 14.76. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.) The distance between points A and C is 16.76 (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.) The distance between points B and C is 3.606. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
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