A boy walks 6 m towards the south, then turns left and walks 8 m. What is the straight-line distance from his starting point, and in which direction is he now from the start?

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10 m, South-East. South 6 m then (turning left, now facing east) 8 m east gives a right triangle with legs 6 and 8, so the distance is √(36+64) = 10 m. The end point is east and south of the start, i.e. to the south-east.

A boy walks 6 m towards the south, then turns left and walks 8 m. What is the straight-line distance from his starting point, and in which direction is he now from the start?

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