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Rakesh is standing at a point. He walks 20 m towards the East and further 10 m towards the South, then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North, then he walks 15 m towards the East. What is the straight distance in meters between his starting point and the point where he reached last?

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Solution

The correct option is B 5
Following the instruction as given in the question
Rakesh starts from point A and finally comes to point B, which is 5 m to the South of A.
option B.

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