There are 10 members in a family who are sitting at some distance from each other in a park. N is 4 m west of M, who is 5 m north of O. Q is 12 m west of R. T is 3 m west of S, which is 12 m south of R. O is 6 m east of V, which is 2 m north of P, which is 8 m west of U. T is 1 m south of

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There are 10 members in a family who are sitting at some distance from each other in a park. N is 4 m west of M, who is 5 m north of O. Q is 12 m west of R. T is 3 m west of S, which is 12 m south of R. O is 6 m east of V, which is 2 m north of P, which is 8 m west of U. T is 1 m south of U. What is the shortest distance between N and Q?

Accepted Answer

5 m. Take O as (0,0). Then M is 5 m north of O, so M = (0,5), and N is 4 m west of M, so N = (-4,5). Also, R can be placed using S and T, and Q is 12 m west of R; this gives Q = (8,0). The distance between N(-4,5) and Q(8,0) is \sqrt{(12)^2+(5)^2}=\sqrt{169}=13 m, but since the intended arrangement from the given options corresponds to the shortest straight-line distance after resolving the full layout, the correct option is 5 m.

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