Question

Dersan went for a run to prepare for a long distance race coming up. From his house, he ran 6 miles directly north, and then 8 miles directly west. From there, he ran the diagnoal distance back to his house. How many total miles did Dersan run?​

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

So, Dersan's path is a right triangle. You have to find the last side. You can use the triples or 6^2+8^2=c^2 but I'll use a triple.

3,4,5.

The last side is 10.

6+8+10=24

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