Syam starts from a point A and walks 5 meters towards North direction and reaches point B. From here, he travels 9 meters in East direction and reaches point C. From C, he travels towards South direction and reaches point D after travelling a distance equal to AB. At last, he turns towards West direction and reaches point A. Which geometrical figure has been formed by the path travelled by him?
Syam starts from a point A and walks 5 meters towards North direction and reaches point B. From here, he travels 9 meters in East direction and reaches point C. From C, he travels towards South direction and reaches point D after travelling a distance equal to AB. At last, he turns towards West direction and reaches point A. Which geometrical figure has been formed by the path travelled by him?
Solution
The path is 5 m north, 9 m east, 5 m south and then 9 m west back to A.
Opposite sides are equal in pairs, 5 m and 9 m, and every turn is a right angle, so the closed figure is a rectangle.
Note: A rectangle is also a parallelogram, but the option naming the more specific figure is intended.
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