Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres He turned right and walked 50 metres then again turned right and walked 70 metres Finally he turned right and walked 50 metres How far is he from the starting point ____________.
20 metres
10 metres
70 metres
50 metes

Question

Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres He turned right and walked 50 metres then again turned right and walked 70 metres Finally he turned right and walked 50 metres How far is he from the starting point ____________.
20 metres
10 metres
70 metres
50 metes

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

The movements of Raj are as shown in fig -X to Y- Y to A- A to B- B to C-x2234-x2234-xA0-Raj-apos-s distance from the starting point- XC - -XY - YC- - -XY - BA- -80-70- m - 10 m-

Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres He turned right and walked 50 metres then again turned right and walked 70 metres Finally he turned right and walked 50 metres How far is he from the starting point ____________.20 metres10 metres70 metres50 metes

The movements of Raj are as shown in fig (X to Y, Y to A, A to B, B to C)∴∴ Raj's distance from the starting point= XC = (XY - YC) = (XY - BA)= (80-70) m = 10 m.

Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres He turned right and walked 50 metres then again turned right and walked 70 metres Finally he turned right and walked 50 metres How far is he from the starting point ____________.
20 metres
10 metres
70 metres
50 metes

The movements of Raj are as shown in fig (X to Y, Y to A, A to B, B to C)
∴ Raj's distance from the starting point
= XC = (XY - YC) = (XY - BA)
= (80-70) m = 10 m.