Direction Sense
Direction-and-distance problems and shortest path.
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A man walks 5 km towards North, then turns right and walks 3 km, then again turns right and walks 5 km. How far is he from the starting point?
Q2 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM
Ramesh starts from his home and walks 40 m towards South. He then turns left and walks 30 m, then turns left again and walks 40 m. Finally, he turns right and walks 20 m to reach his office. What is the shortest distance between his home and office?
Q3 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM
A person walks 12 km towards North from point A. Then he turns 90 degrees clockwise and walks 5 km to reach point B. He then walks in a straight line from B back to A. What is the total distance covered by him?
Q4 · Direction Sense · HARD
Kavita starts walking from her house towards North and covers 8 km. She then turns left and walks 6 km. After that, she turns left and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 4 km, and finally turns right and walks 5 km. How far and in which direction is she from her starting point?
Q5 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM
Amit walks 5 km towards North, then turns right and walks 3 km. He then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far is he from his starting point?