Question

Vikram travels 4 m east, take a right turn and again travels for 3 m. How far is he from the starting point?

• A. 7 m
• B. 3 m
• C. 5 m
• D. 1 m

Answer 1

The correct option is C

5 m

AC is the required distance, which can be found using Pythagoras' theorem as follows:

$A{C}^2=A{B}^2+B{C}^{2}A{C}^2=4^2+3^2\Rightarrow A{C}^2=16+9\Rightarrow A{C}^2=25\Rightarrow AC=5m$

Thus, Vikram is 5 m away from his starting point.