Question

If a ball falls off a cliff that is 20 meters tall and down to the bottom of a pond that is 13meters deep, what is the total distance traveled by the ball? *

7 meters
20 meters
33 meters
13 meters

Answer 1

33 meters is the total distance

Explanation:

the distance between the two points is 33 it does not matter if the distance is off the cliff or underwater it's still 20+13=33

Answer 2

Let H be height of a cliff

h depth of the pond

Total distance traveled (S)= H+h

S=20+13

S=33m

Explanation: