Question

A turtle challenges the greek warrior to race outside the gates of Troy. Achilles accepts. The turtle and Achilles start from the gates of Troy and race in a straight line away from the city. They keep a constant speed throughout the race. During the race, Achilles is f meters from the gates while the turtle is only g meters from the gates.which of the following Expressions always represent the distance between the turtle and the Achilles during the race?a. [f+g]b. [f+g]c. none of the above

Answer 1

In this case, since they come out in the same direction and are in the same direction, the difference between both distance would be the distance between one and the other:

Therefore:

`|f-g|`

The answer is B