James walks 40 metres in the West direction, turns left and walks another 30 metres. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?

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  1. 41 metres North
  2. 50 metres South-West
  3. 45 metres East
  4. 47 metres South

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Option 2 : 50 metres South-West
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Given:

James walks 40 metres in the West direction, turns left and walks another 30 metres. 

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The distance between starting point and end point -

By using pythagoras theorem -

= (30)2 + (40)2

= 900 + 1600 = 2500

Distance = 50m.

Thus, James is 50m far from his starting point and in south-west direction.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 2".

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