Question

A mouse has made holes in opposite corners of a rectangular kitchen. Starting from its hole

Answer 1

Answer:

The total distance the mouse scurries:

3+2+3.6= 8.6 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the mouse scurries 3 meters along the length of the kitchen to reach a piece of cheese in the southwest corner. Then the mouse scurries 2 meters along the width of the kitchen to its other hole in the southeast corner.

We calculate diagonal of the kitchen:

$d^2=3^2+2^2\\d^2=9+4\\d=\sqrt{13}\\d=3.6\, m$

The total distance the mouse scurries:

3+2+3.6= 8.6 meters.