Ravi starts from a point, walks 10 m towards the south, turns left and walks 10 m, turns left again and walks 20 m, and finally turns left and walks 10 m. How far is he from the starting point?

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10 m. Taking start as origin: south 10 then east 10 then north 20 then west 10 lands him 10 m due north of the start, i.e. 10 m away.

Ravi starts from a point, walks 10 m towards the south, turns left and walks 10 m, turns left again and walks 20 m, and finally turns left and walks 10 m. How far is he from the starting point?

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