Distance
Distance: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Distance, Perimeter, Units of Distance Measurement, Nearest Point, Farthest Point and, Total Distance Covered
Important Questions on Distance

Find the perimeter of the D shape. How many lines did you have to measure?
Perimeter |
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Number of lines |


There are two-persons Rahul and Sahil. Rahul travels from Bangalore to Delhi and he covers the distance by train, and the Sahil travels from Bangalore to Mumbai and he covers the distance of . Now, find who traveled more?

Akram comes to school from very far. He first walks about metres to the pond. With slippers in his hand, he then walks metres through the pond. Next, he runs across the metres wide green field. Then, he carefully crosses the metres wide road to reach his school.
How much does Akram walk every day to reach school?
Is it more than km?

Aslam has the longest jump of . Manpreet is second. His jump is less than Aslam's. Gopal comes third. His jump is only less
than Manpreet's jump. How long are Manpreet's and Gopal's jumps? _____.

Friend's name | Distance of home from school |
Ankit | |
Sumit | |
Diti | |
Harsh | |
Joyee | |
Akash |
Who among the above friends live farthest from the school?

Friend's name | Distance of home from school |
Ankit | |
Sumit | |
Diti | |
Harsh | |
Joyee | |
Akash |
Who among the above friends live nearest to the school?

Akram comes to school from very far. He first walks about metres to the pond. With slippers in his hand, he then walks metres through the pond. Next, he runs across the metres wide green field. Then, he carefully crosses the metres wide road to reach his school.
If Akram walks every day to reach school, then what is the value of ?

The doctor has told Mohammad sadiq to run every day to stay fit. He took one round of this field.
The field was very far from his home. So, he chose a park nearby. The boundary of the park was about long.
One day the weather was very good and a cool breeze was blowing. He felt so good that he kept jogging till he got tired after rounds. How much did he run that day? (Answer in metres)

The doctor has told Mohammad Sadiq to run every day to stay fit. He took one round of this field.
The field was very far from his home. So he chose a park nearby. The boundary of the park was about long.
How many rounds of the park must Devi Prasad run to complete ?

The doctor has told Mohammad Sadiq to run every day to stay fit. He took one round of this field. How far did he run?
If the required answer is of the form , then what is the value of ?

In the given figure point is fixed point. Find out which is the farthest point from point .

Which point is farthest from point in the line .

In the given lines point is fixed. Find the farthest point with line segment.

In line point is a fixed point and point is the farthest point from point .


What are the units are using to measure distance?


