You are in the middle of a large field. You walk in a straightline for 100 m, then turn left and walk 100 m more in astraight line before stopping. When you stop, you are 100 mfrom your starting point. By how many degress did you turn?(a) 90°.(b) 120°.(c) 30°.(d) 180°.(e) This is impossible. You cannot walk 200 m and be only100 m away from where you started.

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You are in the middle of a large field. You walk in a straight
line for 100 m, then turn left and walk 100 m more in a
straight line before stopping. When you stop, you are 100 m
from your starting point. By how many degress did you turn?
(a) 90°.
(b) 120°.
(c) 30°.
(d) 180°.
(e) This is impossible. You cannot walk 200 m and be only
100 m away from where you started.

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