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Question
A person walks 7 metres towards south. After taking a left turn he walks 12 metres. Again he takes a left turn and walks 2 metres. What is the distance between the starting point and final point?
Options
13 metres
11 metres
17 metres
14 metres
MCQ
Solution
13 metres
Explanation:
Required distance
AD = `sqrt((AE)^2 + (ED)^2)`
= `sqrt((5)^2 + (12)^2`
= `sqrt(25 + 144)`
= `sqrt(169)`
= 13 metres
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