Mathematics
A girl walks 200 m towards East and then she walks 150 m towards North. The distance of the girl from starting point is
350 m
250 m
300 m
225 m
Pythagoras Theorem
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Answer
Let A be starting point and B is the end point.
In right triangle ACB,
By pythagoras theorem we get,
AB2 = AC2 + CB2
AB2 = (200)2 + (150)2
AB2 = 40000 + 22500
AB2 = 62500
AB = = 250 m.
Hence, Option 2 is the correct option.
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