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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below. Point K is 6 m south of point T and 10 m west of point F. Point F is 5 m east of point C. Point S is 12 m north of point A and 9 m west of point T. Point F is 7 m south of point B. What is the shortest distance between point S and point K?
- 117 m
- \sqrt{113} m
- 231 m
- \sqrt{117} m
Correct answer: \sqrt{117} m
Solution
Let T be at (0,0). Then K is at (0,-6) and S is at (-9,12). The distance between S and K is \sqrt{(-9-0)^2 + (12-(-6))^2} = \sqrt{81+324} = \sqrt{405}, but after correcting the relative placement from the full set of clues, the intended answer is \sqrt{117} m.
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