Question

Alex starts from his house and walks 2 miles in the south direction. He then turns left and walks
5 miles more. In which direction is he with respect to his house?​

Answer 1

Step 1: Given data

Distance Alex walks towards south$=2 miles$

Distance Alex walks after taking a left$=5miles$

Direction in which he is with respect to the house$=?$

Step 2: Calculating the direction

The distance is calculated using Pythagoras' Theorem,

$\sqrt{2^{2}+5^{2} } =\sqrt{4+25}=\sqrt{29}miles$

From the diagram, we can see that he is south-east direction with respect to his house.

Hence, the direction will be South-East.

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