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A person starts walking from the park towards North direction after walking 4 Km he reaches at point A. From here, he takes a right turn and walks for 6 Km and reaches at point B. Then he takes a left turn and walks for 5 km to reach at point C. Again he takes a left turn and after walking 3 Km he reaches at point D. Now he takes another left turn by walking 2 Km he reaches at point E. After that he takes a right turn and walks for 4 Km to reach at point F. Finally he takes a right turn and after walking for 3 Km he reached at point G.

What is the shortest distance between point E and point G?

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  1. 7 Km
  2. 9 Km
  3. 5 Km
  4. 2 Km
  5. 3 Km

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Option 3 : 5 Km
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We have drawn the figure according to the information given in the question,

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From the above diagram,

Distance between E and F = 4 Km.

Distance between F and G = 3 Km.

By Pythagoras' theorem,

EG2 = EF2 + FG2 = (4)2 + (3)2 

       = 16 + 9 = 25

EG = 5 Km

Hence, the shortest distance between point E and point G is 5 Km.

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