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Shazia Hayat

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· 1 Months ago

what is mean by horizontal distance

Question:

DIRECTIONS: These questions are based on the following information.

Suresh started from his place and walked towards east. After walking 3 kms, he turned to his right and walked 5 kms. He again turned right and covered 4 kms. After taking one more right turn, he walked 5 kms. Then he took a left turn and covered a 2-km distance. On taking one more right turn, he covered a distance of 4 kms.

What is the total horizontal distance travelled by Suresh?

Options:
A)

10 kms

B)

12 kms

C)

9 kms

D)

14 kms

E)

None of these

Solution:

Ans: (c)
The path travelled by Suresh is as given below


The horizontal distance travelled by Suresh is (3+4+2) km = 9 km


Knowledge Expert

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· 1 Months ago

Horizontal distance implies the distance he travelled on X-axis in the figure formed which is 3+4+2 = 9 km

Horizontal - x-axis

vertical- y-axis

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