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From my house I walked 5 km towards North. I turned right and walked 3 km. Againt I went one km to the south. How far am I from my house?

A

7 km

B

6 km

C

4 km

D

5 km

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D

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