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Download Solution PDFJames 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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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
James walks 40 metres in the West direction, turns left and walks another 30 metres.
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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