Question

Sailaja started from her house and walked 11 km towards west
followed by 20 km to her right. She then took a right turn to walk 6 km.
Finally she walked 8 km to her right. What is the distance between
Sailaja's house and her destination?​

Answer 1

Answer:

sailaja is 13 km away from her house

Answer 2

Concept Introduction:

Shortest distance between the starting point and the destination point is known as displacement.

Given: Sailaja started from her house and walked $11 km$ towards west

followed by $20 km$ to her right. She then took a right turn to walk $6 km$.

Finally she walked $8 km$ to her right.

To Find:

We have to find the value of,  distance between Sailaja's house and her destination.

Solution:

According to the problem,

Distance between Sailaja's house and her destination is $=\sqrt{5^2+12^2} =\sqrt{25+144} =\sqrt{169} =13$$km$

Final Answer:

The value of  distance between Sailaja's house and her destination is $13km$.

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