Question

a man goes 12m west and then 5m due South how far is he away from his intial position
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Answer 1

Answer:

13 meter by applying Pythagoras

Answer 2

Answer:

to find value of distance from

initial position puting the formula of hypotenuse theorem.

AC^2=AB^2+BC^2

AC^2=12^2+5^2

AC^2=144+25

AC^2=169meter

ans is 169 metres