A boy leaves his house. He travels 6 km towards South, then travels 8 km towards West and further travels 9 km towards South. How far and in which direction is he from his house now?

17 km, South West

The correct answer is Option (2) → 17 km, South West

With the help of the triplet ( 15,8,17) we can clearly see that,

He is 17 km from his starting point and is in south west direction from his house.