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प्रश्न
A body travels a distance of 3 km towards East, then 4 km towards North and finally 9 km towards East.
What is the total distance travelled ?
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उत्तर
Distance travelled is the actual path covered.
Total distance travelled :
= (3 + 4 + 9) km
= 16 km
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