On a planer field, you travelled 3 units east from a point O. Next you travelled 4 units south to arrive at point P . Then you travelled from P in north-east direction such that you arrive at a point that is 6 units east of point O. Next, you travelled in the NW direction, so that you arrive at point Q that is 8 units north of point P . The distance of point Q to point O, in same units, should be________. a)6 b)4c)5d)3Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

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Answer

The distance between point Q to point O is,

OQ = 5 units
Hence, the correct option is (C).

Answer

To find the distance between point Q and point O, we need to analyze the given information and calculate the distance step by step.

1. Traveling from point O to point P:
- You traveled 3 units east from point O, which means you moved horizontally to the right.
- Then, you traveled 4 units south, which means you moved vertically downwards.
- So, the coordinates of point P would be (3, -4) where the x-coordinate represents the east/west direction, and the y-coordinate represents the north/south direction.

2. Traveling from point P to the point in the northeast direction:
- You traveled in the northeast direction, which means you moved diagonally towards the top-right direction.
- The point you arrived at is 6 units east of point O, so its x-coordinate would be 6.
- We need to find the y-coordinate of this point.
- Since you traveled diagonally, the horizontal distance covered is the same as the vertical distance covered.
- So, the vertical distance covered from point P to the new point would also be 6 units.
- Therefore, the coordinates of this point would be (6, -4 + 6) = (6, 2).

3. Traveling from the northeast point to point Q:
- You traveled in the northwest direction from the northeast point, which means you moved diagonally towards the top-left direction.
- Point Q is 8 units north of point P, so its y-coordinate would be 2 + 8 = 10.
- We need to find the x-coordinate of this point.
- Since you traveled diagonally, the horizontal distance covered is the same as the vertical distance covered.
- So, the horizontal distance covered from the northeast point to point Q would also be 8 units.
- Therefore, the coordinates of point Q would be (6 - 8, 10) = (-2, 10).

4. Calculating the distance between point Q and point O:
- The x-coordinate of point O is 0, and the y-coordinate of point O is 0.
- The x-coordinate of point Q is -2, and the y-coordinate of point Q is 10.
- To find the distance between two points in a plane, we can use the distance formula: sqrt((x2 - x1)^2 + (y2 - y1)^2).
- Plugging in the coordinates, we get sqrt((-2 - 0)^2 + (10 - 0)^2) = sqrt(4 + 100) = sqrt(104).

Therefore, the distance between point Q and point O is sqrt(104) units, which is approximately equal to 10.2 units.
Since the options provided are in whole numbers, we can round this value to the nearest whole number, which is 10.
Hence, the correct answer is option C) 5.

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