Ram goes 20 km towards North then takes about turn and then goes 45 km. Taking North direction as positive and south direction as negative, find the Ram's distance from the initial starting point? [3 MARKS]

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Visualizing the question : 1 Mark
Steps : 1 Mark
Result : 1 Mark

Distance travelled by Ram in north direction = 20 km

Distance travelled in south direction = 45 km

Ram's distance from the initial point = (20 - 45 ) = -25 km

But, distance cannot be negative. So, distance will be 25 km southwards.

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Ram goes 20 km towards North then takes about turn and then goes 45 km. Taking North direction as positive and south direction as negative, find the Ram's distance from the initial starting point? [3 MARKS]

Visualizing the question : 1 Mark Steps : 1 Mark Result : 1 Mark Distance travelled by Ram in north direction = 20 km Distance travelled in south direction = 45 km Ram's distance from the initial point = (20 - 45 ) = -25 km But, distance cannot be negative. So, distance will be 25 km southwards.