Question

A man leaves from his office for his home. He walks towards east. After moving a distance of $20$ m, he turns south and walks $10$ m. Then he walks $35$ m towards the west and further $5$ m towards the north. He then turns towards east and walks $15$ m. What is the distance between his initial and final position?

• A. $0$ m
• B. $5$ m
• C. $10$ m
• D. $15$ m

Answer 1

The correct option is B $5$ m


Man starts from point $A$ and stops at point $F.$
Distance between initial and final position $=10-5=5$ m