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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

✅ Correct Option: 2

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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