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Raju wants to go to the planetarium. So, he walked 1.5 km towards East from the place and then turned to right and walked 2.5 km and then turned towards East walked 1 km and turned to South and walked 4 km and reached the place by walking 2.5 km towards West. What distance is he from the starting point?

A) 6.5 km             

B) 9.5 km

C) 10 km              

D) 9 km

Correct Answer: A

Solution :

The direction of Raju is as follows

Let A is the starting point of Raju and F is the ending point.

Now,     \[GC=AB=1.5\text{ }km\]

and       \[GF=DE=4\text{ }km\]

Now, distance of Raju from his starting point

\[=AG+GF=2.5+4=6.5\text{ }km\]