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A ship after sailing 12 km to wards south from a particular place covered 5 km more towards east. Then the straightway distance of the ship from that place is

A

18km

B

11km

C

13km

D

15km

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The correct Answer is:
C


` OB =sqrt(12^2 + 5^2)`
` = sqrt169`
=13km
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