In spherical geometry, what is the term used for the shortest distance between two points?

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White shapes and black shapes are used in a game. some of the shapes are circles. while the rest are squares. the ratio of the number of white shapes to the number of black shapes is 5: 11. the ratio of the number of white cicrles to the number of white squares is 3: 7. the ratio of the number of black circles to the number of black squres is 3: 8. work out what fraction of all the shapes are circles.

Drag statements and reasons to each row to show why the slope of the line between d and e is the same as the slope between e and f, given that triangles a and b are similar.