Question

Greg's school is 8 miles west of his

house and 6 miles south of his friend
Eliana's house. Every day, Greg
bicycles from his house to his school
After school, he bicycles from his
school to Eliana's house. Before
dinner, he bicycles home on a bike
path that goes straight from Eliana's
house to his own house. How far does
Greg bicycle each day?

Answer 1

Pythagorean theorem

greg ride the bicycle 10 miles each day...

Explanation:

`c {}^(2) = \sqrt{8 {}^(2) + 6 {}^(2) } \\ c {}^(2) = √(64 + 36) \\ c {}^(2) = √(100) \\ c = 10`