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a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east .now how far is he from the starting point.

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Last Update: February 12, 2007 Asked by: kumar

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Submitted by: vijay

He is 11 km East away from the starting point

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June 25, 2006 08:24:40

vijay

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east ...

He is 11 km East away from the starting point

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July 01, 2006 09:31:41

ABHISHEK LAKHOTIYA

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east ...

near about 12 km or (121+25)^1/2 km

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July 12, 2006 01:46:50

veeramanikandan

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east ...

from a starting point he/she travels 3km east and 5km north. so 6km(root(5^2+3^2)) far from northeast. plus 8km is 14 km notheast from the starting point.

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September 22, 2006 21:39:39

Milan Agarwal

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east ...

12 Kms is corect ans. n abishek hs given right justification draw it in form of quadrants n u will get d soln.

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October 02, 2006 21:54:12

VENUMAHADEVREDDY

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east ...

if u draw a rectangle of length of total(3+8) km and breadth 5km and draw a diagonal from the starting to ending point by Pythagaros Theorem square(hyp) square(the both sides)

Therefore 25+121 sqrt(answer)

it comes to be 12.083km

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October 04, 2006 00:17:44

shivani

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east ...

I saw the same question in 2 tcs papers. But they gave 13 as ans.But i dont know how.

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November 06, 2006 11:09:54

ranjit

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east .now how far is he from the starting point.

well the answer is 11.40 km east from he started..

(5^2+11^2)^1/2 (23+121)^1/2

11.40km..

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February 12, 2007 02:21:23

Ramesh

RE: a man walks 3km east then 5km north then 8km east ...

3 km east .... 35 km north .... 58 km east .... 8Total ... 16 kmSubtract 3 km from 16 kmAnswer 13 km.

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