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Rohit walked $25$ metres towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked $20$ metres. He then turned to his left and walked $25$ metres. He again turned to his right and walked $15$ metres. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?

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35

metres East

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35

metres North

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C

40

metres East

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D

60

metres East

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Solution

The correct option is B $35$ metres East
Referring the figure,
Distance between starting point and final point $= (20 + 15) m = 35$ m
So, Rohit is $35$ metres far away from starting point and in East direction.

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