Banking Exams Reasoning — Question 1830
Question
A boy walks 4 km towards East and then 3 km towards North. What is the shortest distance from his starting point?
- 5 km
- 7 km
- 6 km
- 4 km
Correct answer
A — 5 km
Explanation (English)
The displacement forms a right triangle with legs 4 and 3. Shortest distance = sqrt(4^2 + 3^2) = sqrt(25) = 5 km.
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