Answer:
12.38m
Explanation:
If the garden is 17m wide and the butterfly flies from center of the garden to the garden's edge, then horizontally speaking it has flown a distance of x = 17/2 = 8.5m. Vertically speaking, it flies a distance of y = 9m. Combine both these quantities then we would have the magnitude of the butterfly's displacement as
[tex]s^2 = x^2 + y^2 = 8.5^2 + 9^2 = 153.25[/tex]
[tex]s = \sqrt{153.25} = 12.38 m[/tex]
