IBPS Clerk · Reasoning Ability
Direction and Distance
Compass directions and shortest-distance problems.
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A person walks 5 m towards North from point A to reach point B. Then he turns left and walks 12 m to reach point C. What is the shortest distance between point A and point C?
Q2 · Direction and Distance · MEDIUM
Ravi starts from his home and walks 8 m towards South. He then turns right and walks 6 m, then turns right again and walks 14 m. In which direction is he now from his starting point?
Q3 · Direction and Distance · MEDIUM
Point Q is 9 m to the West of point P. Point R is 12 m to the North of point Q. Point S is 9 m to the East of point R. What is the shortest distance between point P and point S?
Q4 · Direction and Distance · MEDIUM
A man walks 15 m towards East from point A, then turns left and walks 8 m to reach point B. From B, he turns right and walks 5 m, then turns right again and walks 8 m to reach point C. What is the distance between point A and point C?
Q5 · Direction and Distance · HARD
Starting from point P, Ajay walks 6 m towards North to reach point Q. From Q, he walks 8 m towards East to reach point R. From R, he walks 10 m towards South to reach point S. From S, he walks 3 m towards West to reach point T. What is the shortest distance between point P and point T, and in which direction is T from P?