Hi!
We are given the information found in the picture below.
Note: The directions aren't correct, but the triangle works for this problem.
The "direct path" is the hypotenuse of this triangle.
To find this, we use the Pythagorean Theorem, where 
and 
are 2 legs of the triangle, and 
is the hypotenuse, aka the longest side of any triangle:
We know and and want
Therefore, is approximately 
Answer: x=14.4
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
(x+1)
Step-by-step explanation:
(x^2-x-2)/(x-2)=(x+1)
Because (x-2)(x+1)=x^2-2x+x-2=x^2-x-2.
10 4 Points = 40 points
30 2 points = 60 points
10 4 point questions and 30 2 point questions
