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A house faces North. A man coming out of his house walked straight for 10 metres. turned left and walked 25 metres.He then turned right and walked 5 metres and again turned right and walked 25 metres.How far is he from his house?

15 metres

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Solution

The correct option is A 15 metres

Required distance
=AE=AB+BE
=(10+5) metres =15 metres.

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A house faces North. A man coming out of his house walked straight for 10 metres. turned left and walked 25 metres.He then turned right and walked 5 metres and again turned right and walked 25 metres.How far is he from his house?

The correct option is A 15 metres Required distance =AE=AB+BE =(10+5) metres =15 metres.

The correct option is A 15 metres

Required distance
=AE=AB+BE
=(10+5) metres =15 metres.