Question

A large park in the shape of a rectangle is 8 km long and 6 km wide. How much shorter is your walk if you have to walk diagonally across the park than along the two sides of it?

Answer 1

Answer: The road is 4 miles shorter across the park

Step-by-step explanation: There are two right triangles

Answer 2

Answer:4 KM

Explanation:

6km+4km=10km

Both sides 14 KM

`\sqrt{6^(2) +4^(2)} =Diagonally`

Diagonally 10 KM

14KM-10KM=4KM