Question

a man goes 18 m due east and then 24 m due to North find the shortest distance of his current position from staring point​

Answer 1

Answer:

According to the Pythagoras theorem, Substitute 24 for perpendicular and 18 for base. Taking square root on both sides. Therefore, the distance of his current position from the starting point is 30m.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shortest distance is 30m in North-East Direction.

Step-by-step explanation:

As the man goes 18m in East & 24m in North, his resultant will be in North-East direction making a right-angled triangle

Let be the shortest distance be x

By Pythagoras Theorem,

x² = 18² + 24²

x² = 324 + 576

x² = 900

x = 30m

Thus, the shortest distance is 30m in North-East Direction.

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