Jimmy ran 40 meters west from home and then turned north to jog 15 meters. Jimmy ran 55 meters, but could have arrived at the same point by jogging in a straight line. How many meters could he have jogged using a straight line distance?(1 point)
Responses
a. 15 m
15 m
b. 8 m
8 m
c. 912.5 m
912.5 m
d. 42.7m
42.7m
c. 912.5 m
To find the straight line distance, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.
40^2 + 15^2 = c^2
1600 + 225 = c^2
1825 = c^2
c ≈ √1825
c ≈ 42.7 m
Therefore, Jimmy could have jogged 42.7 meters using a straight line distance.