In which direction and for how far should he walk to return to his starting point?

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A man walks west for 3 miles

then south for 4 miles

then east for 2 miles

then north for 1 mile

then east for 1 mile

In which direction and for how far should he walk to return to his starting point?

posted Mar 11, 2016 by Basabdatta Mukherjee

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1 Answer

Ans:3miles in north

answer Mar 11, 2016 by Jaikumar Bhatia

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