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1)

A person starts from his house and travels 8 m towards west; then he travels 6 m towards his left then 8 m towards west and then 4 m towards south.Finally, he turns right and travels 5 m.What is the horizontal distnace traveled by him?


A) 24

B) 21

C) 23

D) 22

Answer:

Option B

Explanation:

Direction sense

Let A and F be the initial and the final positions.

Therefore Horizontal distance travelde =  FE+DC+BA

                                                         = 5+8+8+ = 21