To get from point a to point b you must avoid walking through a pond. to avoid the pond, you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east. to the nearest meter, how many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond?

If point 'B' is south and east of point 'A', then you have a right triangle.
The legs are the 34 meters south and the 41 meters east.
The hypotenuse is the straight line if the pond wasn't there.

Walking south and then east, you have to walk (34 + 41) = 75 meters.

The hypotenuse would be

       square root of [ 34² + 41² ] =

       square root of [ 1,156 + 1,681 ] =

       square root of [ 2,837 ]  =  53.26 meters.

That would save you  (75 - 53.26) = 21.74 meters .

        Rounded to the nearest meter:  22 meters .

If not for the durn pond, your walk would be
about 29% shorter.    That's a lot.

Answer to your question: a. the fundamental theorem of algebra tells you that the equation will have two complex roots since the degree of the polynomial is 2. the roots are ​ x=1±i7√2 .number of roots=degree of polynomialhere, degree of polynomial is 2 so number of roots will be 2.hope it *_*