From point P, Vikas walks towards the west for 2m, he then turns left and walks for 3m and then turns left and walks for 5m. He then turns left and walks for 4m and then turns left and walks for 2m. He then turns right and walks for 2m and then turns right and walks for 3m till point Q. What is the shortest distance between point P and point Q?
From point P, Vikas walks towards the west for 2m, he then turns left and walks for 3m and then turns left and walks for 5m. He then turns left and walks for 4m and then turns left and walks for 2m. He then turns right and walks for 2m and then turns right and walks for 3m till point Q. What is the shortest distance between point P and point Q? Correct Answer 5m
According to the given information, we get the following figure,
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By using Pythagoras theorem,
Shortest distance between P and Q = √ (32 + 42) = √ (9 + 16) = √25 = 5
Hence, ‘5m’ is the correct answer.
