You have provided no information on the speed of the other bike rider except that he beat you.
Your total distance covered in the zig-zag route is the same as in the east-and-then-north route.
More info is needed to answer your question.
All our streets run north-south or east-west, and the shop is 6 blocks east and 8 blocks north.I lost both races.The first tim, i rode directly east for 6 blocks and then directly north for 8 blocks.the next time i tried zig-zagging.both times he was laughing when i got there can you tell how many blocks he beat me by? prove your answer by trying different equations
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he rides the bike in the same speed