Roads in Manhattan are called streets and avenues. Streets run
from east to west and avenues run from north to south.
The distance between streets is around 80 m and the distance
between avenues is around 260 m, as shown below.b
Point X is at the centre of the junction of 18th Street and 7th
Avenue.
Point Y is at the centre of the junction of 26th Street and 4th
Avenue.
Using the information above,
a) calculate the straight-line distance between-point X and point Y.
b) calculate the shortest distance along the roads to get from point
X to point Y.
Give your answers to the nearest metre
