Answer:
The vertical distance the ant have to walk is 8 units
Step-by-step explanation:
∵ The ant must be walk vertically and horizontally
∴ The distance from start point to end point will be as
a hypotenuse of a right angle triangle
∵ The ant would have to walk 6 units horizontally that
means one side of the right angle is 6 units
∵ The two points are apart by 10 units that means
the length of the hypotenuse is 10 units
∴ The vertical distance the ant would have to walk is
the length of the second side of the right angle
* By using Pythagoras Theorem:
∵ (hypotenuse)² = (horizontal leg)² + (vertical leg)²
∴ 10² = 6² + (vertical leg)²
∵ (vertical leg)² = 100 - 36 = 64
∴ Vertical leg = √64 = 8 units
∴ The vertical distance the ant have to walk is 8 units
