Question

wyatt is at the park, but his feet hurt from playing so he wants to walk the shortest distance possible.
a. how far is it for him to walk from the tree to the swings?
b. how far will he walk if he wants to go from the swings to the bench?

the image shows a right triangle. the bottom corner angle is labeled swings. the top angle is labeled bench. hypotenuse is split by a line connected to the right angle and the point on the hypotenuse is labeled tree. the bottom half of the hypotenuse is 18 meters and the top half is 32 meters.

Answer 1

a. The distance for Wyatt to walk from the tree to the swings is the shorter half of the hypotenuse, which is 18 meters.

b. The distance for Wyatt to walk from the swings to the bench is the longer half of the hypotenuse, which is 32 meters.