Evelyn rode her horse along a triangular path. the distance she traveled south was 5 times the distance she traveled east. then she rode directly back to her starting point. what is an expression for the total distance she rode?

(5x)^2 + x^2 = c^2

25x^2 + x^2 =c^2

sqrt 26 x ^ 2 = sqrt c^2

x sqrt 26= c

so answer is 6x + x sqrt 26

infinitely many solutions

step-by-step explanation:

we have been given the equation;

2(2x + 3) = -4 + 2(2x + 5)

we need to determine the value of x.

2(2x + 3), we expand this expression to obtain 4x + 6

similarly 2(2x + 5) will become 4x + 10

now we have;

4x + 6 = -4 + 4x + 10

4x + 6 = 4x + 10 - 4

4x + 6 = 4x + 6

the expression on the left hand side is identical to the one on the right hand side. therefore, we are looking at just a single straight line whose equation is;

y = 4x + 6

consequently, we shall have infinitely many solutions