On a town map, each unit of the coordinate plane represents 1 mile. three branches of a bank are located at a(−3, 1), b(2, 4), and c(4, −2). a bank employee drives from branch a to branch b and then drives halfway to branch c before getting stuck in traffic. what is the minimum total distance the employee may have driven before getting stuck in traffic? round to the nearest tenth of a mile if necessary. answer

The minimum total distance the employee may have driven before getting stuck in traffic is 9.0 miles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information: a(−3, 1), b(2, 4), and c(4, −2).

On a town map, each unit of the coordinate plane represents 1 mile.

Distance formula:

Distance between bank a and bank b is

Distance between bank b and bank c is

A bank employee drives from branch a to branch b and then drives halfway to branch c before getting stuck in traffic. It means total distance employee may have driven before getting stuck in traffic is

Therefore the minimum total distance the employee may have driven before getting stuck in traffic is 9.0 miles.

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