find distance only section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

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) 60 metres

b) 30 metres

c) 20 metres

d) 80 metres

e) None of these

Question : 2

Rahim travelled straight from point E to F at a distance of 5 km. From F he turned left and travelled 6 km and reached point G, there he took a left turn and travelled 5 km to reach point H. He took another left turn and travelled 2 km and reached point I. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 4 km

b) 7 km

c) 3 km

d) 5 km

Question : 3

Vijay starts from his office and walks 4 km towards north. Then he turns right and walks 2km, then turns right and walks 6 km, then again turns right and walks 2 km and then turns right and walks 2 km. How far is he now from the starting point ?

a) 6 km

b) 16 km

c) 0 km

d) 12 km

Question : 4

Namita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance (in metres) between her starting point and the present position?

a) 28

b) 10

c) 24

d) 38

e) None of these

Question : 5

Arjun starts from school and walks 4 km towards West, turns right and walks 3 km. Then he planned to return back to school, but only in the shortest path. What is the shortest distance between the school and the point where he stopped ?

a) 16 km

b) 5 km

c) 3 km

d) 25 km

Question : 6

A person starts from a point in east direction. He walks 6 km and turns to his left. Next he walks 4 km and turns to his left again. Next he walks 2 km and turns towards south direction. He stops after walking 8 km. Find his distance from the starting point.

a) $3√2 km$

b) $4√2 km$

c) 16 km

d) $4√4 km$

e) 8 km