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Rita goes 20 km towards east from a point A to the point B. From B, she moves 30 km towards west along the same road. If the distance towards east is represented by a positive integer then, how will you represent the distance travelled towards west? By which integer will you represent her final position from A?
Rita goes 20 km towards east from a point A to the point B. From B, she moves 30 km towards west along the same road. If the distance towards east is represented by a positive integer then, how will you represent the distance travelled towards west? By which integer will you represent her final position from A?
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Since the distance travelled towards east is represented by a positive integer, the distance travelled towards west will be represented by a negative integer.
Distance travelled in east direction = 20 km
Distance travelled in west direction = -30 km
Distance travelled from A = 20 + (-30) = -10km
Therefore, we will represent the distance travelled by Rita from point A by a negative integer, i.e., -10 km (i.e., Rita is now in west direction).
Since the distance travelled towards east is represented by a positive integer, the distance travelled towards west will be represented by a negative integer.
Distance travelled in east direction = 20 km
Distance travelled in west direction = -30 km
Distance travelled from A = 20 + (-30) = -10km
Therefore, we will represent the distance travelled by Rita from point A by a negative integer, i.e., -10 km (i.e., Rita is now in west direction).
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