Question

The direct route from Marta's apartment to work is a road that is a straight line. The road is closed for repairs. Marta had to drive 8 miles west and then 6 miles south to get to work. She returned home by the same route. How many miles would she have saved round-trip if she had taken the direct route?

Answer 1

She would have to take 5.29 miles to save round-trip if she had taken the direct route.

What is the Pythagoras theorem?

The Pythagoras theorem states that the square of the longest side must be equal to the sum of the square of the other two sides in a right-angle triangle.

The direct route from Marta's apartment to work is a road that is a straight line. The road is closed for repairs.

Marta had to drive 8 miles west and then 6 miles south to get to work. She returned home by the same route.

Let's consider x to be the direct route.

By Pythagoras theorem, we can find the direct route

$x^{2} = 8^{2} +6^{2} \\\\x^{2} = 64 - 36\\\\x^{2} = 28\\\\x= \sqrt{28} \\\\x= 5.29$

Thus, She would have to take 5.29 miles to save round-trip if she had taken the direct route.

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