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Graph the line segment that represents the shortest path between the two buildings.
Explanation of Solution
Given :
Q is visiting a college campus. He notices from his map that several important buildings are located around a grassy area the students call the Quad. The library is represented on the map by
Calculation:
First plot the two points C(0,0) and L(6,8) representing cafeteria and library respectively.
The shortest distance between two points is the line segment joining the two points.
So, join the two points by the line segment CL , which is the shortest distance between the points C and L.
The length of CL is :
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