Module 3: Now You Try I
1. Suppose you are standing at some point (
A) and wanted to walk to a river as in the picture below. Choose the path that would get you there the soonest (assuming that you move at the same rate no matter the path you choose).
Solution:
▶ Show
Of all the paths, it seems that (d) is the shortest. So this is the one we should choose.
2. Complete this sentence in your own words: The shortest path from point A to the river is along a straight line through A which intersects the river ________________.
Solution:
▶ Show
.... intersects the river orthogonally (or perpendicularly or at a right angle).