Ravi walks 24km to the east and then 7 km to the north. Find the distance between the starting point and final position?
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A right angled triangle is formed with:
base is 24km towards east
height is 7km towards north
So by Pythagoras theorem his distance is:
d=\sqrt{(24km)^2+(7km)^2}
d=\sqrt{576km^2+49km^2}
d=\sqrt{625km^2}
d=25km
He traveled 25km
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