Naveen travels 6 km to the North. From there 4 km to the East. From then 3 km to the South. How far is he now from his starting point?

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  1. 3 km
  2. 4 km
  3. 5 km
  4. 6 km

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Option 3 : 5 km

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Given:

  • Naveen travels 6 km to the North. From there 4 km to the East

  • From then 3 km to the South

Now, let's find distance between Naveen's starting point and end point.

Apply Pythagoras theorem,

Distance between Naveen start point and O = 4 km

And, distance between end point and O = 3 km

⇒ (4)2 + (3)2 = (Distance between start and end point)2

⇒ 16 + 9 = 25 

⇒ √25 = 5 km = distance between start and end point

Hence, the correct answer is "5 km".

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