find distance only Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns 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) 0

b) 5

c) 15

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

Question : 2

A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then, turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. Again, he turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?

a) 20 metres

b) 30 metres

c) 50 metres

d) 60 metres

e) 80 metres

Question : 3

Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres. He turned right and walked 50 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 10 metres

b) 20 metres

c) 50 metres

d) 70 metres

e) 90 metres

Question : 4

A and B both are walking away from point 'X'. A walked 3 m and B walked 4 m from it, then A walked 4 m North of X and B walked 5 m south of A. What is the distance between them now?

a) 9.5 m

b) 9 m

c) 16 m

d) 11.40 m

e) 10.40 m

Question : 5

Ram goes 15 m North, then turns right and walks 20 m, then again turns right and walks 10 m, then again turns right and walks 20 m. How far is he from his original position?

a) 5

b) 10

c) 15

d) 20

e) 25

Question : 6

Hari travelled 17 km to the East, he turned left and went 15 km, he again turned left and went 17 km. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 32 km

b) 17 km

c) 2 km

d) 15 km