单选题
At 9 a.m, a hiker was due south of point P. What direction was point P from her position at noon? (1)From 9 a.m until 11 a.m she walked due east at 2 miles per hour, and from 11 a. m until noon, she walked due north at 3 miles per hour. (2)At noon, she is exactly 4.5 miles from point P.
【正确答案】
E
【答案解析】[解析] at noon指正午12点根据(1)可知此徒步旅行者向东走了4英里后又向北走了3英里,但因为不知道上午9点时其与P点的距离,所以无法得到正午时她在P点的哪个方向;由(2)正午时她距P点4.5英里更无法得到其距P点的方向;(1)+(2)同样无法确定P点在该徒步旅行者的哪个方向。