Four branches of a company are located at M, N, O and P. M is 4 km in the North of N; P is in the South of O at a distance of 2 km; N is in the Southeast of O by 1 km. What is the distance between M…

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Four branches of a company are located at M, N, O and P. M is 4 km in the North of N; P is in the South of O at a distance of 2 km; N is in the Southeast of O by 1 km. What is the distance between M and P in km?

Testwala · Accepted Answer

5.34

Testwala · Answer

Explanation: From the positions, P is x km west and (6−x) km south of M (x = 1/√2); the hypotenuse is less than x + (6−x), giving 5.34 km.

Four branches of a company are located at M, N, O and P. M is 4 km in the North of N; P is in the South of O at a distance of 2 km; N is in the Southeast of O by 1 km. What is the distance between M and P in km?

Answer: B. 5.34

Explanation

Four branches of a company are located at M, N, O and P. M is 4 km in the North of N; P is in the South of O at a distance of 2 km; N is in the Southeast of O by 1 km. What is the distance between M and P in km?

Answer: B. 5.34

Explanation