<PRE><B>Question 727001</B>
 rakesh is standing at a point. He walks 20 m to the east, then further 10 m to the west and further 5 m to the north, than he walks 15 m to the east, what is the straight distance between his starting point and the point where he reached the last
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Let him start at (0,0)
1st step to (20,0)
2nd step to (10,0)
3rd step to (10,5)
Last step to (25,5)
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distance = sqrt[25^2+5^2] = sqrt(650] = 5sqrt(26) meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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