Question

A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the starting point is ______.

Options

• 350m

• 250m

• 300m

• 225m

Answer 1

A girl walks 200m towards East and then 150m towards North. The distance of the girl from the starting point is 250m.

Explanation:-

The required distance = `sqrt(200^2+150^2)`

`=sqrt(40000+22500)=sqrt(62500)=250`m

So the distance of the girl from the starting point is 250m