Question

A person walks 37 m due South and then 45 m due North. Find his position with respect to his starting point.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let 37 m due South is represented by +37, then -45 represents 45 m due North. ... Therefore, the position of the person with respect to his starting point is -8 m due South.

Answer 2

$\fbox\green{Given}$

A person walks 37 m due South and then 45 m due North. Find his position with respect to his starting point.

$\fbox\pink{To find:}$

The postion of the person who walks 37m due south and 45m due north.

$\huge\fbox\purple{❥︎ Solution:}$

↠Let 37 m due South is represented by +37.

↠Then -45 represents 45 m due North.

↠ Therefore,the position of the person with respect to his starting point is -8 m due South.

$\fbox\red{–8m}$