A ship after sailing 12 km towards south from a particulari place covered 5 km more towards east. Then the straightway distance of the ship from that place is

see full answer

Take the SCORE scholarship exam from home and compete for scholarships worth ₹1 crore!*

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

18 km

15 km

13 km

11 km

answer is C.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Ready to Test Your Skills?

Check your Performance Today with our Free Mock Test used by Toppers!

Take Free Test

Detailed Solution

Given,

$AB = 12 km, BC = 5 km$

Straight way distance of ship

$AC = \sqrt{{AB}^{2} + {BC}^{2}} = \sqrt{12^{2} + 5^{2}} = \sqrt{169} = 13 km$

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity