CAT · Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning
Direction Sense
Compass-based movement, final position and shortest distance.
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Ravi starts walking from Point A and walks 40 meters towards the north. He then turns right and walks 30 meters, then turns right again and walks 60 meters. He finally turns left and walks 20 meters to reach Point B. What is the shortest distance between Point A and Point B?
Q2 · Direction Sense · EASY
Rohan starts walking from point A towards North for 8 km, then turns right and walks 6 km, then turns right again and walks 12 km, and finally turns left and walks 4 km to reach point B. What is the shortest distance between A and B?
Q3 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM
Rohan starts walking from Point A and walks 40 meters north to reach Point B. From B, he turns right and walks 30 meters to reach Point C. He then turns right again and walks 60 meters to Point D. Finally, he turns left and walks 20 meters to reach Point E. What is the shortest distance between Point A and Point E?