Priya moves towards south - east a distance of 7 km, then she moves towards west and travels a distance of 14 km. From here she moves towards north - west a distance of 7 km and finally she moves a distance of 4 km towards east. How far is she now from the starting point?

Priya moves towards south - east a distance of 7 km, then she moves towards west and travels a distance of 14 km. From here she moves towards north - west a distance of 7 km and finally she moves a distance of 4 km towards east. How far is she now from the starting point? Correct Answer 10 km

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The distance she travelled is in the shape of parallelogram. In parallelogram parallel sides are equal.

Therefore, required distance = 14 – 4 = 10 km

Hence, she is 10 km from the starting point.

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