Sangeeta starts from her house and travels 10 km towards south and then travels 4 km rightwards. She then travels 7 km leftwards, again travels 7 km leftwards and finally travels 17 km to the left. How far is she from her original place?
Sangeeta starts from her house and travels 10 km towards south and then travels 4 km rightwards. She then travels 7 km leftwards, again travels 7 km leftwards and finally travels 17 km to the left. How far is she from her original place? Correct Answer 3 km
Figure according to the given information,
I) First she goes 10 km. in south direction then she moves right and goes 4 km.
II) Then she goes 7 km.by moving left again she moves 7 km. by moving to her left.
III ) In the last she moves left and goes 17 km.
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So by moving this she is exactly in east direction from her starting point and distance between these point is ( 7 - 4 = 3 km.).
Hence, She is 3 km. far from starting point.