A hare and a tortoise competed in a 5 km race along a straight line, going due North.The hare is five times as fast as the tortoise. The hare mistakenly started running due East. After a while he realised his mistake, then turned and ran straight to the finish point. He arrived at the same time as the tortoise.
What was the distance between the hare’s turning point and the finish point?
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