find distance only section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Raj travelled from a point X straight towards east 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) 20 metres

b) 70 metres

c) 10 metres

d) 50 metres

Question : 2

Sandhya walks straight from point A to B which is 2 kms away. She turns left, at 90° and walks 8 kms to C, where she turns left again at 90° and walks 5 kms to D. At D she turns left at 90° and walks for 8 kms to E. How far is she from A to E ?

a) 3

b) 8

c) 2

d) 5

Question : 3

A man walks 40 meters towards north. Then turning to his right, he walks 50 meter. Then turning to his left, he walks 30 meters. Again he turns to his left and walks 40 meters. How far is he from initial position?

a) $50√2$

b) $60√2$

c) $40√2$

d) $50√3$

e) None of these

Question : 4

Rama travels 10 km towards the north, turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km and then turns right and travels another 4 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 10 km.

b) 19 km.

c) 5 km.

d) 15 km.

Question : 5

Amit travelled 15 kms Eastward, then turned left and travelled 5 kms, then turned left and travelled 15 kms. How far was Amit from the starting point ?

a) 35 kms

b) 5 kms

c) 30 kms

d) 15 kms

Question : 6

Siddarth and Murali go for jogging from the same point. Siddarth goes towards the east covering 4 kms. Murali proceeds towards the West for 3 kms. Siddarth turns left and covers 4 kms and Murali turns to the right to cover 4 kms. Now what will be the distance between Siddarth and Murali ?

a) 6 kms

b) 7 kms

c) 14 kms

d) 8 kms