find distance only section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Rishu started walking towards East from a point 'X', walked 250 metres and reached the point 'P'. Again, he turned towards South, walked 50 metres and reached point Q. Again he turned towards east and walked 250 metres and reached point 'R. He again turned South, walked 50 metres and reached point S. What is the shortest distance between X and S?

a) 1100 metres

b) 590.9 metres

c) 509.9 metres

d) 561.2 metres

Question : 2

Ram and Sam start walking towards North and cover 20 metres. Ram turns to his left and Sam to his right. After sometime, Rain walks 10 metres, in the same direction in which he turned. On the other hand, Sam walks only 7 metres. Later, Ram turns towards his left and Sam to his right. Both walk 25 metres forward. How far is Ram from Sam now ?

a) 5 metres

b) 20 metres

c) 17 metres

d) 10 metres

Question : 3

A student walked out from the Classroom towards the Library. She went first to the Canteen on the left side, 24 ft away. After a cup of tea, took a right turn and went to the Laboratory 13 ft away. She then went to the Physics Block, 15 ft to the left. She talked to a friend, in the garden 3 ft on the left and continued walking in the same direction to the Library, 10 ft more. What was the actual distance between the Library and the Classroom ?

a) 65 ft

b) 34 ft

c) 42 ft

d) 39 ft

Question : 4

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 : 5

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 : 6

Veena and Veeru both start from a point towards North. Veena turns to left after walking 10 km. Veeru turns to right after walking the same distance. Veena waits for some time and then walks another 5 km. Whereas Veeru walks only 3 km. They both then return towards South and walk 15 km. forward. How far is Veena from Veeru?

a) 15 km.

b) 10 km

c) 8 km.

d) 12 km.