Abhishek starting from his house and goes 5 km in the East, then he turns to his right and goes 12 km. What minimum distance will be covered by him to come back to his house?

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Answer 1

The path can be traced as follows:

F1 Prashant 8.6.21 Pallavi D15

Applying Pythagoras Theorem, we get the minimum distance from his home to End Point.

⇒ √ (5² + 12²)

⇒ √ (25 + 144)

⇒ √ (169)

⇒ 13

Hence, the correct answer is "13".