Question

mohan walks 17 m north east 8m south.how far is he from his intial point​

Answer 1

Hey ! We can do this by using the pythagoras theorem where north east direction is the hypotenuse and the south direction is the height i.e,

》hypotenuse^2 = Base^2 +Height ^2

》17^2 = Base ^2 + 8^2

》289 = Base^2 + 64

》289 - 64 = Base ^2

》225 = Base^2

》root 225 = base

》15 = Base

so, mohan is 15m far from the initial point.

I hope this answers your question.