Question 84

Lalit walks 9 km east, turns left and walks another 8 km. He again takes a left and walks another 3 km. How far and in which direction is he now from his starting point?

Solution

Here we have to apply Pythagores theorem

sides are 8 and 6 (9-3)

$$\sqrt{8^2 + 6^2 }$$ = 10

10 km, north east

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