Haryana Police Constable Model Paper 6

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Comprehension:(Que No. 19 - 19)
Directions: The following questions are based on ability to perceive direction and distance

Question : 19 of 100

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Rana starts from his house towards South and goes 60 m. Then turns towards East and goes 40 m. Again he turns towards North and goes 30 m. How far is he from his house?

30 m
40 m
50 m
35 m

Validate

Solution:

The direction and distance diagram for the given data is:

The horizontal distance

= 40 \m

The vertical distance =

30 \m

Using the Pythagoras Theorem, the distance between the house and the final point is

√(30²+40²)

Hence, the shortest distance between the house and the final point is 50 m.

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