Junetravels12 unitsto get to school.Becausethe scaleshowsthat 1 unit is equalto 100 feet, you can
calculatethe distancein feet.
Juneridesher bike 1,200feet to school.
TaxicabCircles
Fromyour previousworkin geometryyou shouldalreadyknowthe definitionof a circle—acircleis the set
of pointsequidistantfrom a centerpoint.Taxicab“circles”look a little different.Imagineselectinga pointon
a grid and findingeverypointthat was 2 unitsawayfrom it usingtaxicabgeometry. The resultis as follows.
Use logicto workthroughproblemsinvolvingtaxicabcircles.If you workcarefullyand slowly, you should
be able to find the desiredanswer.
Example 2
A passengerin a taxi wantsto see how manydistinctpointsshe couldvisit if a cab travelsexactlythree
blocksfrom whereshe is standingwithoutturningaround.Countthe pointsand drawthe taxicabcirclewith
a radiusof 3 units.
Startwith a coordinategrid with a pointin the middle.Count3 unitsstraightin eachdirectionand markthe
pointsthat result.