Asked by mani

Which statement is true about the distance from James' house to Sarah's house taking street C?

(1 point)

The distance would be shorter than going across A street to B street to get to Sarah's house

The distance would be 22+1.52


The distance would be longer than going across A street to B street to get to Sarah's house.

The distance would be (2+1.5)2

Skip to navigation

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The first statement is true.

Street C is the straight-line (hypotenuse) of a right triangle with legs 2 and 1.5, so its length is sqrt(2^2 + 1.5^2) = sqrt(6.25) = 2.5. That is shorter than going along A then B (2 + 1.5 = 3.5).