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J singh

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· 1 Months ago

Diagram and solution r not understandable. ???

Question:
From a certain point on a straight road, a person observes a tower in the west direction at a distance of 200 m. He walks some distance along the road and finds that the same tower is 300 m south of him. What is the shortest distance of the tower from the road?
Options:
A) \(\cfrac{300}{\sqrt{3}}\) m
B) \(\cfrac{500}{\sqrt{3}}\) m
C) \(\cfrac{600}{\sqrt{13}}\) m
D) \(\cfrac{900}{\sqrt{13}}\) m
Solution:
Ans: (c) 





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· 1 Months ago

hi, its just formula,

shortest distance = ab / square root of(a^2+b^2)

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