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A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He then travels 5 kms north. From that point he moves 8 kms to the east.How far is A from his starting point?

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Last Update: July 19, 2008 Asked by: tulasi

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July 19, 2007 13:49:08

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shobana

RE: A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He th...

A is 11 kms far from his starting point.

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October 12, 2007 11:02:24

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RE: A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He th...

ans is 12.43...

diagramatically, u wil get a right angled triangle with sides 5 n 8.. using pythogoras th. 3rd side will b 9.43..

9.43+3= 12.43

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June 03, 2008 15:20:42

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RE: A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He then travels 5 kms north. From that point he moves 8 kms to the east.How far is A from his starting point?

12.08 or 13

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June 11, 2008 13:15:59

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RE: A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He then travels 5 kms north. From that point he moves 8 kms to the east.How far is A from his starting point?

by applying pythagores theorem we will get 12.5 so round off to 13.so ans is 13km.

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June 22, 2008 02:14:12

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RE: A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He then travels 5 kms north. From that point he moves 8 kms to the east.How far is A from his starting point?

8 kms

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July 18, 2008 10:06:43

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Member Since: July 2008 Contribution: 2

RE: A moves 3 kms east from his starting point . He then travels 5 kms north. From that point he moves 8 kms to the east.How far is A from his starting point?

                                          _____8 kms east_________________>
                                         /
                                          |
                                          |
                               5 kms     north
                                          |
                                          |
_3kms east___________>

&

_3kms east___________>_____8 kms east_________________>

just to 11 kms far from starting point.

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