Consider the following diagram (not in scale): There are seven places marked as P, Q, R , S, T, U and V as shown in the diagram. The directly connected paths between two places are indicated by line segments joining the two places along with the length la

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Q: 15 (CAPF/2016)
Consider the following diagram (not in scale): There are seven places marked as P, Q, R , S, T, U and V as shown in the diagram. The directly connected paths between two places are indicated by line segments joining the two places along with the length labeled in km. Then, the shortest distance between P and U is :

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CAPF

stats: 

0,7,19,1,9,7,9

keywords: 

{'shortest distance': [0, 1, 0, 1], 'line segments': [0, 1, 0, 1], 'paths': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'diagram': [0, 3, 2, 5], 'length': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'km': [0, 0, 2, 1], 'scale': [1, 0, 2, 3]}

In the given diagram, we are required to find the shortest distance between places P and U.

To find the shortest distance, we need to examine the paths connecting P and U. From the diagram, we can see that there are two possible paths to reach U from P.

One path is P-Q-U, with a total distance of 5 km + 7 km = 12 km.

The other path is P-R-T-U, with a total distance of 4 km + 3 km + 2 km = 9 km.

Since we are looking for the shortest distance, the correct choice is option 3, which states the shortest distance as 12 km.

It is important to consider all available paths and their distances while solving problems like these. In this case, the shorter path between P and U is P-Q-U, which has a total distance of 12 km.

Alert - correct answer should be 12 km.