Question

a man travelled 60km to east of delhi then 100km to the west of it how far from delhi was he finally

Answer 1

Let east direction be positive and west be negative.

Delhi is mean position and so let it be 0.

Since he travels 60km east,
0+60=60.

And he travels 100km west,
60-100= -40.

Negative sign indicates he is west of Delhi.....

Therefore he is 40 km west of Delhi

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let east direction be positive and west be negative.

Delhi is mean position and so let it be 0.

Since he travels 60km east,

0+60=60.

And he travels 100km west,

60-100= -40.

Negative sign indicates he is west of Delhi.....

Therefore he is 40 km west of Delhi