find both direction & distance Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

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) 20 metres West

b) 10 metres North

c) 10 metres West

d) 10 metres East

e) None of these

Question : 2

Rasik walks 20 m North. Then he turns right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Then he again turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many metres away is he from his original position?

a) 15 metres West

b) 30 metres East

c) 30 metres West

d) 45 metres East

e) None of these

Question : 3

Saiyeev walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point ?

a) 20 metres South

b) 10 metres North

c) 10 metres South

d) 20 metres.North

e) None of these

Question : 4

Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?

a) 10 metres North

b) 20 metres South

c) 20 metres North

d) 10 metres South

e) None of these

Question : 5

A villager went to meet his uncle in another village situated 5 km away in the North - east direction of his own village. From there he came to meet his father-in-law living in a village situated 4 km in the south of his uncle's village. How far away and in which direction is he now?

a) 3 km in the North

b) 3 km in the East

c) 4 km in the East

d) 4 km in the West

Question : 6

Manick walked 40 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a left turn and walked 40 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?

a) 20 metres East

b) 20 metres North

c) 20 metres South

d) 100 metres South

e) None of these