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How far am I from the starting point if I walk km north then km east then km south?
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∙ 6y ago
That would depend on where you are on the earth. If you're at the South Pole, you'll end up at the starting point. If you're at the North Pole, you can't walk north to begin with. At most, you'd end up the same distance away as the legs you've been walking.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe answer depends on where you start from. If you start from the South Pole, you are back where you started. A little way from the North Pole is a platitude which is 1 km in length. If you started 1 km south of any point of that latitude, you would be back where you started. Still nearer the North Pole, there are points where the latitudes are 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, ..., km in length. Start 1 km South of that latitude and you will be back where you started.
Otherwise, you are approximately 1 km East of you starting point. Approximately because the earth is a sphere, not a flat surface.
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