Question

14. Ravi walked from B to D on a rectangular track of length 24 ft and breadth 7 ft. How much less
distance would he have covered if he walked diagonally?
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Answer 1

Answer:

He would have covered 6 ft less, if he walked diagonally.

Step-by-step explanation:

From point B, Ravi walked along the length 24 ft and then along the breadth 7 ft to reach point D.

Along this path, he covered a distance = 24 ft + 7 ft = 31 ft.

Now, the square over the diagonal BD = $24^2 + 7^2 = 576 + 49 = 625 = 25^2$

∴ Along the diagonal BD, he would have covered 25 ft.

∴ He would have covered (31 - 25) = 6 ft less, if he walked diagonally.