find distance only section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Ram walks 2 km to the East, then he turns to South and walks 6 km. He again turns to East and walks 2 km. Then he turns to North and walks 12 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 7.1 km

b) 7.3 km

c) 7 km

d) 7.2 km

Question : 2

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 35m towards the West and further 5m towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance (in metres) between his initial and final position?

a) Cannot be determined

b) 0

c) 5

d) None of these

Question : 3

Ram cycled 10 km southward from his home, turned right and cycled 6 km, turned right, cycled 10 km, turned left and cycled 15 km. How many km will he have cycled to reach straight home ?

a) 20 km

b) 21 km

c) 16 km

d) 10 km

Question : 4

If point M is 4 km north of point G and point O is south if point G such that point G is mid way between points M and N. Find distance MN + AE.

a) 25 km

b) 19 km

c) 23 km

d) Cannot be determined

e) None of these

Question : 5

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) 2 km

b) 32 km

c) 17 km

d) 15 km