Sunit is going towards north, after going 8 km he turns left and goes 6 km. What is the distance of Sunit from initial point.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2: 10 km
Sunit first travels 8 km towards north.
Then he turns left, which means he moves west, and travels 6 km.
This forms a right-angled triangle with sides:
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8 km (north)
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6 km (west)
Using Pythagoras theorem:
Distance from starting point
= √(8² + 6²)
= √(64 + 36)
= √100
= 10 km
Therefore, the correct answer is 10 km.