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Questions : Amit walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point?

(a) East

(b) North-east

(c) South

(d) South-east

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

The movements of Amit are shown in figure (P to Q, Q to R and R to S). Clearly, his final position is S which is to the South-east of the starting point P.

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Question : 1

Rita travelled 35 km from a point towards South and then turned left and travelled 20 km and finally turned left again and travelled 35 km. In which direction is she from the starting point?

a) West

b) East

c) North

d) South

Answer: (b)

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Question : 2

I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 10 m. Then I turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 60 m. in which direction am I from the starting point?

a) North-west

b) North

c) North-east

d) East

Answer: (c)

The movements of the person are from A to F, as shown in figure.

Clearly, the final position is F which is to the North-east of the starting point.

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Question : 3

A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction, then 180° in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90° in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now ?

a) South-east

b) West

c) South-west

d) South

Answer: (b)

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The man initially faces in the direction OP. On moving 90° clockwise, he faces in the direction OX. On further moving 180° anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OY. Finally, on moving 90° anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OZ, which is South-east.

Question : 4

The door of Aditya's house faces the East. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 meters, then turns to the right and walks 50 meters again. Finally, he turns towards left and stops after walking 25 meters. Now, Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?

a) North - East

b) South - East

c) South - West

d) North - West

Answer: (d)

Since Aditya's house faces towards East and he walks from backside of his house, it means that he starts walking towards West.

Thus, the movements of Aditya are as shown in Fig. 37 (A to B, B to C, C to D).

Clearly, Aditya's final position is D which is to the North - West of the starting point A.

Question : 5

Going 50 m to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m. Then, turning to the North, she goes 30 m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?

a) North - West

b) North

c) South - East

d) East

Answer: (a)

The movements of Radhika are as shown in Fig. 33 (A to B, B to C, C to D and D to A).

Clearly, she is finally moving in the direction DA i.e. North - West.

Question : 6

I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 10 m. Then I turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 60 m. In which direction am I from the starting point?

a) North

b) North - West

c) East

d) North - East

Answer: (d)

The movements of the person are from A to F, as shown in Fig. 24.

Clearly, the final position is F which is to the North - East of the starting point A.

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