General Intelligence & Reasoning · solved example
A person starts from a point and walks 1 km towards the north, then 9 km towards the east, then 11 km towards the north. How far (in km) is the person now from the starting point?
- 8
- 22
- 23
- 7
- 15Correct
Solution
The moves net to 9 km east and 12 km north. The straight-line distance is √(9²+12²) = 15 km.