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On a coordinate grid, a lighthouse is located at (10, 70) and a sailboat is located at (80, 20). If the units on the grid represent yards, what is the direct distance between the lighthouse and the sailboat
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On a coordinate grid, a lighthouse is located at (10, 70) and a sailboat is located at (80, 20). If the units on the grid represent yards, what is the direct distance between the lighthouse and the sailboat to the nearest yard?

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I got 4.6 after plotting the points on a graph and using pythagorean theorem
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