Building a and building b are 500 meters apart. there is no road between them, so to drive from building a to building b, it is necessary to first drive to building c and then to building b. about how much farther is it to drive than to walk directly from building a to building b? round to the nearest whole number.

0.02040816326

the answer would be 484

step-by-step explanation:

just multiply 0.484 times 1,000 (formula)

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

25.45584