Question

A travelled 54 kilometers to the east of Mumbai and than 92 kilometers to the west of it how far from Mumbai was he finally​

Answer 1

Answer:

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+54=54

And he travels 92km west,

54-92= -38

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

Therefore he is 38 km west of Delhi

Answer 2

Question :--- we have to find how far he was from mumbai finally. ?

Given :- first he travel 54km east and than 90 km west ..

Solution :-- Let He was facing North ,

he travel 54 km east , that means he turns right and travel 54 km ...

Now he turn opposite for west direction (180°) and travel 92 km towards west ...

He cross his origin path also ..

so, he is far from origin now = 92-54 = 38km Towards west