alleryThe distance between the two towns is found using the theorem of:
AAryabhata
BPtolemy
CPythagoras
DArchimedes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Pythagoras
1. East and north displacements form a right angle.
2. The direct distance is the hypotenuse.
3. So the Pythagoras Theorem gives it.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 7, Coordinate Geometry._
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