![A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C](https://www.gkseries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/A-person-starts-from-a-point-A-and-travels-3-km-eastwards-to-B-and-then-turns-left-and-travels-thrice-that-distance-to-reach-C.jpg)
A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is:
- 15 km
- 18 km
- 12 km
- 16 km
Sol:
The movement of the person are as shown in fig.
Clearly AB = 3 km
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