From her home facing South West, Kavita ...

From her home facing South West, Kavita walks 15 m and turns Northward and walks 12m. How far was she from her home, which was her starting point ?

12 m

9 m

15 m

10 m

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The correct Answer is:

Distance from starting point ` = (15^(2) - 12^(2))^(2) = (225-144)^(1//2) = (81)^(1//2) = 9m`
Hence, the answer is 9m

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