Question

Jayanti takes shortest route to her home by walking diagonally across a rectangular park. The park measures 60 m x 80 m. How much shorter is the route across park than the route around its edges?

Answer 1

As the park is rectangular, ail the angles are of 90°.

If she goes through AB and AC, then total distance covered = (60 +80) m = 140 m

Difference between two paths = (140-100) m = 40 m