Banking Exams Reasoning — Question 1831

Question

A car travels 15 km towards East and then 8 km towards North. What is the shortest distance between its final position and the starting point?

  1. 23 km
  2. 21 km
  3. 17 km
  4. 15 km

Correct answer

C — 17 km

Explanation (English)

Shortest distance = sqrt(15^2 + 8^2) = sqrt(225 + 64) = sqrt(289) = 17 km.

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