- A17 m
- B13 m
- C60 m
- D7 m
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The distance is the square root of 12 squared plus 5 squared, which equals the square root of 169, i.e. 13 m.
Answer: B) 13 m
A man walks 12 m towards the East and then 5 m towards the South. What is his shortest straight-line distance from the starting point?
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