In a certain​ city, the road system is set up like a Cartesian plane​ (x-y grid).   Point B is12 blocks east and 18 blocks north from point A. Point C is 18 blocks west and 3 blocks south from point A. If point A is the origin point​ (0,0), find the ordered pairs for point B and point C. Then use the distance formula to find the distance between the points.

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In a certain​ city, the road system is set up like a Cartesian plane​ (x-y grid).
 
Point B is12 blocks east and 18 blocks north from point A.
Point C is 18 blocks west and 3 blocks south from point A.
If point A is the origin point​ (0,0), find the ordered pairs for point B and point C. Then use the distance formula to find the distance between the points.
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