Perpendicularity and Distance of a Point from a Line
To reach a po...
Question
To reach a point S, you travel 56 km to the left of R. But you take a wrong turn and travel in the opposite direction.
If you travel in the right direction, you will reached x6 km from the starting point R. Find the value of x?
A
3
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B
4
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C
5
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D
6
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Solution
The correct option is C 5 Given: Point R is located at '0' on the number line.
Position of S from R = - 56 km
After reaching S, you realize that you took a wrong turn and traveled in the opposite direction.
While moving in the right direction, distance covered from R (origin) will be the same as that was till S = +56 km