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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: June 09, 2009 Asked by: tulasi

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Submitted by: chandradeepika

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

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July 19, 2007 13:49:08

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

madhucd

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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

gmmurugan

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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

chandradeepika

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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

MAGISAM

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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

sriharsha.ab

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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 east_________________>
/
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5 kms north
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_3kms east___________>

&

_3kms east___________>_____8 kms east_________________>

just to 11 kms far from starting point.

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June 01, 2009 08:11:11

swarnakarm

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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?

THE ANSWER IS 12.08 as
______________8kms
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|5kms
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3kms
<---------------------11kms------->

so applying pythegorus theorem we get 90 degree b/w 11kms and 5kms.
so result is 12.083..

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June 08, 2009 07:35:04

tiru5796

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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?

.c___________________________.d
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.___________________________.|

a b

Now draw a straight line from {a to d}. measure that approximatly 12.08
or aplly pythagurus formula.

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