A man cycles 5 km towards south and then 12 km towards west. find out how far is he from the starting point?
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A person travels 12 km in the southward direction and then travels 5 km to the right and then travels 15 km toward the right and finally travels 5 km towards the east, how far is he from his starting place?
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Correct option is B)
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OA
=12km
AB
=5km
BC
=15km
CD
=5km
To find
OD
=?
after moving from
O
ˉ
to
A
ˉ
,
B
ˉ
,
C
ˉ
,
D
ˉ
(along these directions)
He reads north of stating point i.e. O.
∴
OD
ˉ
is southwards (3 km) from D or
or
OD
ˉ
is northwards (3 km) from O
Option B is correct
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A MAN Cycles 5 km towards south and then 12 km towards west find out how far is he from the starting point