To determine the total distance Paul will travel, we need to find the distances between his three locations: Jacob's house, the grocery store, and his home.
To compute these distances, we can use the distance formula, which is defined as:
\[ d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2} \]
However, since you have not provided the exact coordinates of the locations, I will assume you have a graph or points labeled for Jacob's house, the grocery store, and home.
Steps to find the total distance:
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Identify the coordinates:
- Let the coordinates of Jacob's house be (x₁, y₁).
- Let the coordinates of the grocery store be (x₂, y₂).
- Let the coordinates of Paul's home be (x₃, y₃).
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Calculate the distance from Jacob's house to the grocery store: \[ D_1 = \sqrt{(x₂ - x₁)^2 + (y₂ - y₁)^2} \]
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Calculate the distance from the grocery store to Paul's home: \[ D_2 = \sqrt{(x₃ - x₂)^2 + (y₃ - y₂)^2} \]
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Sum the distances for the total distance Paul travels: \[ D_{total} = D_1 + D_2 \]
If the graph or coordinates are available, please share them so that I can help you calculate the exact total distance Paul will travel. Otherwise, you can follow the above steps to compute it based on the coordinates you see in your graph.