find both direction & distance Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Rohit walked 25 metres towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked 20 metres. He then turned to his left and walked 25 metres. He again turned to his right and walked 15 metres. At what distance is he from the starting point rind in which direction ?

a) 35 metres North

b) 35 metres East

c) 60 metres East

d) 40 metres East

e) None of these

Question : 2

A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns towards South and walks 10 m. Then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance in metres between his initial and final positions ?

a) 5

b) 0

c) Cannot be determined

d) 10

e) None of these

Question : 3

Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 metres towards South. He turned left and walked 30 metres. He then turned left and walked 20 metres. He again turned left and walked 40 metres and reached a point Q. How far and in which direction is the point Q from the point P ?

a) 10 metres East

b) 20 metres West

c) 10 metres North

d) 10 metres West

e) None of these

Question : 4

Kishenkant walks \0 kilometres towards North. From there, he walks 6 kilometres towards South. Then, he walks 3 kilometres towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point ?

a) 5 kilometres North-east

b) 5 kilometres West

c) 7 kilometres West

d) 7 kilometres East

Question : 5

From the original position given in the above figure, A and B move one arm length clockwise and then cross over to the corner diagonally opposite; C and D move one arm length anti-clockwise and cross over the comer diagonally opposite. The original configuration ADBC has now changed to

a) BDAC

b) CBDA

c) ACBD

d) DACB

e) BCAD

Question : 6

A square field ABCD of side 90 m is so located that its diagonal AC is from north to south and the corner B is to the west of D. Rohan and Rahul start walking along the sides from B and C respectively in the clockwise and anticlockwise directions with speeds of 8 km/hr and 10 km/hr. Where shall they cross each other the second time ?

a) On BC at a distance of 10 m from B

b) On AD at a distance of 30 m from A

c) On BC at a distance of 10 m from C

d) On AD at a distance of 30 m from D