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Ashish leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns South and walks 10 m. Then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance (in metres) between his initial and final positions ?

A

0

B

5

C

10

D

cannot be determined

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The correct Answer is:
B
Clearly, DC = AB+ FE. So, Fis in the line with A. Also, AF = (BC - DE) = 5 m. So, the man is 5 metres away from his initial position.
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