Shyam is on top of a building of 80m height waving at his friend Ram who is 60m away from the building. what is the direct distance between Ram and Shyam?

50m

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70m

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100m

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130m

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Solution

The correct option is C
100m

We need to find the hypotenuse of the Triangle created by the Building height and Distance between Ram and building.

Given, Building height = 80m

Distance between Building and Ram = 60m

Direct distance = $\sqrt{60^{2} + 80^{2}} = 100 \to 100 m$

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Shyam is on top of a building of 80m height waving at his friend Ram who is 60m away from the building. what is the direct distance between Ram and Shyam?

The correct option is C 100m We need to find the hypotenuse of the Triangle created by the Building height and Distance between Ram and building. Given, Building height = 80m Distance between Building and Ram = 60m Direct distance = √602+802=100→100m

The correct option is C
100m

We need to find the hypotenuse of the Triangle created by the Building height and Distance between Ram and building.

Given, Building height = 80m

Distance between Building and Ram = 60m

Direct distance = $\sqrt{60^{2} + 80^{2}} = 100 \to 100 m$