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A man walks 3 km east from his house, then turns south and walks 4 km, and finally turns west and walks 6 km. How far is he from his starting point?

Solution

Correct Option: 3
Solution figure for JIPMAT 2022 LR question 28 (Logical Reasoning)

The diagram would look like a right-angled triangle, the distance from starting point being the hypotnuse.

Apply Pythagoras Theorem, and we'll see the distance is: (3)2+(4)2=9+16=25=5\sqrt{(3)^2+(4)^2}=\sqrt{9+16}=\sqrt{25}=5 km

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