Question 2
Sarah just went down the slide at the playground. She walked 8 meters to get from the end of the slide back to the ladder. Then she climbed 6 meters to the top of the slide again. How long is the slide in meters?
Editorial model: measure the straight dashed segment with perpendicular 6 m and 8 m legs. The decorative slide is curved; its actual curved length is not determined by those two distances.
Editorial model: measure the straight dashed segment with perpendicular 6 m and 8 m legs. The decorative slide is curved; its actual curved length is not determined by those two distances.