Question

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

Answer 1

24 miles

Explanation:

so he went 6 miles, then 8 miles, then diagonally home.

which means he ran in a triangle.

Use the Pythagorean theory.

6*6=36

8*8=64

36+64=100

what square root = to 100?

10

so the questions is total moles did clay run.

6+8+10=24 miles