find distance only Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Mohan travelled westward 5 kms., turned left and travelled 3 kms., turned right and travelled 9 kms. He then travelled north 3 kms. How far he is from the starting point ?

a) 3 kms.

b) 14 kms

c) 5 kms.

d) 6 kms.

Question : 2

A man starts from a point and moves 9 km South and then turns to East and goes 3 km. He turns South and walks 3 km and then moves 8 km towards West. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 12 km

b) 13 km

c) 15 km

d) 11 km

Question : 3

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) 20 metres South

b) 10 metres South

c) 10 metres North

d) 20 metres North

Question : 4

Kailash walks 3 kms to East and turns South and walks 4 kms. Again turns West and walks 6 kms. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 7 kms

b) 5 kms

c) 6 kms

d) 3 kms

Question : 5

Rana travels 10km North, turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km. He then turns to right – hand side and travels another 4 km. How far is he from the point of starting of his journey?

a) 4 km

b) 10 km

c) 5 km

d) 15 km

Question : 6

Rahul walks 30 metres towards south. Then turns to his right and starts walking straight till he completes another 30 metres. Then again turning to his left he walks for 20 metres. He then turns to his left and walks for 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?

a) 30 metres

b) 60 metres

c) 50 metres

d) 10 metres