Question

A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of $20m$, he turns South and walks $10m$. Then he walks $35m$ towards the West and further $5m$ towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks $15m$. What is the straight distance (in metres) between his initial and final positions?

• A. $0$
• B. $5$
• C. $10$
• D. Cannot be determined

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$5$

From A to G, total distance is $\to$

$AG=AD-GD$

Here, $AD=BC=10m$ $\&$ $GD=EF=5M$

$\therefore AG=10-5=5m$

Hence, the straight distance between the initial and final positions of man is $5$m.