Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his house?

10 km

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Solution

The correct option is A 10 km
Required distance= AC
$= \sqrt{8^{2} + 6^{2}}$
$= \sqrt{64 + 36}$
$= \sqrt{100}$
$10 k m$ .

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Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his house?

The correct option is A 10 kmRequired distance= AC=√82+62=√64+36=√10010km.

The correct option is A 10 km
Required distance= AC
$= \sqrt{8^{2} + 6^{2}}$
$= \sqrt{64 + 36}$
$= \sqrt{100}$
$10 k m$ .