Question

A man goes 24 metre towards west and then 10m towards north .How far is he from the starting point?

26 m

34 m

14 m

none of these.

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Answer 1

Answer:

34 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Add up if the starting point is 0 24m to west than 10 m towards north so 34m

Answer 2

Answer:

26m

Step by step explanation:

Mark a point in your book to show where the man. Then draw a line to left from the point and write 24m(this is how much he travelled to the west). The draw a line straight up and mark it as 10m(this is how much he travelled north).

Connect the point on top of the last line you drew to the starting point and you should get a right angle triangle.

You can then use the Pythagoras Theorem to find the hypotenuse of the traingle(which is the distance he is from the starting point).

Let the distance be x

${x}^{2} = {24}^{2} + {10}^{2} \\ {x}^{2} = 576 + 100 \\ x = \sqrt{676} \\ x = 26m$