Respuesta :
Considering the formula for the distance between two points, we have that:
a) The distance from the Euclid Elementary School to Math Middle School is of 6 miles.
b) The distance from the Euclid Elementary School to Hypotenuse High School is of 7 miles.
c) The distance from the Math Middle School to Hypotenuse High School is of 9.2 miles.
d) Kaya went the shortest distance, of 9.2 miles compared to 13 miles.
What is the distance between two points?
Suppose that we have two points with coordinates and . The shortest distance between them is given by the following rule:
For this problem, the coordinates of the schools are given as follows:
Euclid: (-2, 4).
Math: (4,4).
Hypotenuse: (-2, -3).
Hence the distances for each item are given by:
a)
b)
c)
In item d, Kaya went through the hypotenuse of 9.2 units, while Deon went through the two sides, of 6 and 7 miles, for a total of 13 miles, hence Kaya used the shortest path.
A similar problem, also about the distance between two points, is given at brainly.com/question/18345417
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