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Joe is trying to determine the shortest route he can take to get back home. He is currently at point A and can only travel the boundary lines to get to point D. He knows
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Joe is trying to determine the shortest route he can take to get back home. He is currently at point A and can only travel the boundary lines to get to point D. He knows
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Joe is trying to determine the shortest route he can take to get back home. He is currently at point A and can only travel the boundary lines to get to point D. He knows that segment AD bisects ∠ A.
Which route is shortest and by how much?
A) Either way the routes are the same distance.
B) Going from A to B to D and it is shorter by 2 miles.
C) Going from A to C to D and it is shorter by 3 miles.
D) Going from A to B to D and it is shorter by 3 miles. Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source):