Answer:
a) 1700 meters
b) 600 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
a) use pythagorean theorm to calculate the distance between the two boat ramps, since it is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.
1500^2+800^2
2250000+640000=2890000
square root of 2890000=1700.
The distance from boat ramp a to boat ramp b is 1700 meters.
b) to find the distance by road, you just add the two legs of the triangle.
1500+8=2300
the difference means you have to subtract the distance by canoe from the distance by road.
2300-1700=600
It is 600 meters farther to travel by road from ramp a to ramp b than to canoe between the two ramps.
