Tom and Chad stand on the equator, 4 meters apart. Chad walks 7 meters due East and Tom walks 7 meters due West. How far apart are they now?
- We don't know
- 18 Meters
- 0 Meters
- 12 Meters
Explanation
Tom and Chad are standing on the equator 4 meters apart. Chad walks 7 meters East, Tom walks 7 meters West.
But since they are on a curved surface (Earth's equator), the actual distance between them depends on how the Earth’s curvature affects their relative positions.
On a flat surface, the distance would be 4 + 7 + 7 = 18 meters, but on the globe, moving East or West along the equator is a curve, and their exact new distance cannot be determined without more details (like the exact positions and Earth's circumference).
So, without additional info, we can’t know the exact distance.
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