Question

To get from your house to your grandparent’s house you must avoid walking through a pond. To avoid the pond, you walk 5 meters south and 12 meters east. How many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond?

Answer 1

You would use the Pythagorean theorem. 

a^2+b^2=c^2 

so 

5^2+12^2=c^2 

25+144=169 

square root of 169 is 13. 

originally you walked 17 meters. 

17 minus 13 is 4. 

you save 4 meters if you were able to go straight.

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Answer 2

The meters that would be saved is 17 meters