Question

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The length and breadth of a room are 8 m and 6 m respectively. A cat runs along all

the four walls and finally along a diagonal order to catch a rat. How much total

distance is covered by the cat?​

Answer 1

Answer:

42 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Get the perimeter, and we'll get 28 m. So, since the cat also ran diagonally, we shall get the half of the perimeter, and add all the answers:

Perimeter of the room= 28m

Distance diagonally= 28÷2

= 14

Add all= 28+14=42m

Hope it helps, study well;)

Answer 2

Answer:

38 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The room is rectangular.

so two adjacent sides along with the diagonal forms a right angled triangle.

using pythagoras theorem,

diagonal =

$\sqrt{ {8}^{2} + {6}^{2} }$

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= 10 m

since the cat ran around the four walls and the diagonal, total distance covered = perimeter + diagonal

= (8+6+8+6+10)m

=38m