Question

Geometry math question no Guessing and Please show work

Answer 1

the shortest from A to C is... D.17m

Answer 2

take rectangle abcd ab =8 bc=15
ac=? ac is a diagonal
using Pythagoras theorum
${(ac)}^{2} = {(ab)}^{2} + {(bc)}^{2} \\ {(ac)}^{2} = {8}^{2} + {15}^{2} \\ {(ac)}^{2} = 64 + 225 \\ {(ac)}^{2} = 289 \\ ac = 17$