Namita walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14…
2023
Namita walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters and then turns to her left and walks 10 meters. Again turning to her left she walks 14 meters. What is the shortest distance (in meters) between her starting point and the present position?
- A.
56
- B.
24
- C.
67
- D.
89
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Correct answer: B
Namita walks 14 meters towards west from starting point S.
(Assume the starting point is S).
Then she turns to her right and walks 14 meters.
And then turns to her left and walks 10 meters.
Again turning to her left she walks 14 meters.
Required answer: DA + SA = 10 + 14 = 24m