Q. Kunal walks 10 km towards north, from there he walks 6km towards south. Then he walks 3 km towards east. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?

5km West

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5km North-East

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7km East

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7km West

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B 5km North-East
From the given information the figure can be plotted as

Distance between starting point and final point
$= \sqrt{4^{2} + 3^{2}} = 5 m$

The final point is 5km North-East to his starting position.

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Q. Kunal walks 10 km towards north, from there he walks 6km towards south. Then he walks 3 km towards east. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?

The correct option is B 5km North-EastFrom the given information the figure can be plotted as Distance between starting point and final point =√42+32=5m The final point is 5km North-East to his starting position.

The correct option is B 5km North-East
From the given information the figure can be plotted as

Distance between starting point and final point
$= \sqrt{4^{2} + 3^{2}} = 5 m$

The final point is 5km North-East to his starting position.