Question

Fernando followed two diagonal paths, Paths 1 and 2, to get from his house, F, to a neighborhood corner store, C, as shown below.

Answer 1

Answer:

42 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

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Required

Calculate distance FC

FC is calculated as:

$FC = Path\ 1 + Path\ 2$

Where

$Path\ 1 = FB$

$Path\ 2 = BC$

Considering $\triangle FEB$, we have:

$FB^2 = FE^2 + BE^2$ --- Pythagoras theorem

Where

$FE = FD - BA$

$FE = 22m - 15m$

$FE = 7m$

and

$BE = CD - CA$

$BE = 32m - 8m$

$BE = 24m$

So:

$FB^2 = FE^2 + BE^2$

$FB^2 = 7^2 +24^2$

$FB^2 = 49 +576$

$FB^2 = 625$

Take square roots of both sides

$FB = 25$

So:

$Path\ 1 = 25$

Considering $\triangle BAC$, we have:

$BC^2 = BA^2 + AC^2$ --- Pythagoras theorem

Where:

$BA = 15$ and $AC = 8$

So, we have:

$BC^2 = 15^2 + 8^2$

$BC^2 = 225 + 64$

$BC^2 = 289$

Take square roots of both sides

$BC = 17$

So;

$Path\ 2= 17$

Recall that:

$FC = Path\ 1 + Path\ 2$

$FC = 25 + 17$

$FC = 42$