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(a)
To Find: The total distance Ayana hikes after completes the entire trail.
(a)
Answer to Problem 34STP
17.8 km
Explanation of Solution
Given:Ayana is hiking the trail shown on the graph below.
Using distance formula to find the distance between each trails.
Distance between Trailhead #1 and Trailhead #2,
Distance between Trailhead #2 and Trailhead #4,
Distance between Trailhead #4 and Trailhead #3,
Distance between Trailhead #3 and Trailhead #1,
Total distance traveled to completes all trails ,
(b)
To find:The shortest path.
(b)
Answer to Problem 34STP
Shortest distance between Trailhead #4 and Trailhead #1is 4.9 km.
Explanation of Solution
Given:Ayana is hiking the trail shown on the graph below.
First find the diagonal distance.
Distance between Trailhead #4 and Trailhead #1,
Distance between Trailhead #2 and Trailhead #3,
Hence, the shortest distance between Trailhead #4 and Trailhead #1.
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