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A person goes 3 km North and then turns towards East and goes 6 km. Again he turns to North and goes 6 km. Then he turns to West and goes 10 km. Finally, he turns to his left and goes 6 km. How far is he now from his starting point?

A person goes 3 km North and then turns towards East and goes 6 km. Again he turns to North and goes 6 km. Then he turns to West and goes 10 km. Finally, he turns to his left and goes 6 km. How far is he now from his starting point? Correct Answer 5 km

Movement of the person can be traced as shown in below figure.

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Applying Pythagoras theorem:

Distance between Person’s Starting point (SP) and End point (EP) will be:

Distance between Starting to End Point = √(42 + 32) = √(16 + 9) = √25 = 5 km

Distance between Starting to End Point = 5 km.

Hence, the distance between End point and Starting point is 5 km.

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