A man starts from a point and moves 3 km...

A man starts from a point and moves 3 km North, then turns to West and goes 2 km. He turns North and walks 1 km and then moves 5 km towards East. How far is he from the starting point?

11 km

10 km

8 km

5 km

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Required distance
`AE = sqrt((AF)^2 + (EF)^2)`
`= sqrt((4)^2 +(3)^2)= sqrt(16 +9)`
`sqrt(25) =5 km`

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