Gita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance (in metres) between his strating point and the present position?

Options

A. 10
B. 24
C. 28
D. 38

Answer

B

Explanation

From the Fig., it is dear that the journey of Gita is from A to B, B to C, C to D and finally D to E.

`therefore` Gita.s distance from starting point A= AE
= (AB)+ BE)
= (AB+ CD)
= (14 + 10) m = 24 m