find distance only section 4 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Sunita rode her scooty northwards, then turned left and then again rode to her left 4 km. She found herself exactly 2 kms West of her starting point. How far did she ride northwards initially?

a) 2 km

b) 5 km

c) 6 km

d) 4 km

Question : 2

Q walked 20 m towards west, took a left turn and walked 20 m. He then took a right turn and walked 20 m and again took a right turn and walked 20 m. How far is Q now from the starting point ?

a) 40 m

b) 80 m

c) 120 m

d) 50 m

Question : 3

A person starts from a point and goes 6 km in north direction. Now he takes a right turn and moves 7 km. Next he takes a left turn and moves 10 km. Next he turns right and moves 5 km. Finally he turns right and moves 12 km to reach his destination. Find the distance from his starting point.

a) $4√10 km$

b) $5√5 km$

c) 12 km

d) $6√2 km$

e) None of these

Question : 4

A person starts from point S, walks 9 km and reaches point T mid-way between points A and D. Then he goes 2 km towards south, takes 2 left turns and reaches point D. How much distance has he travelled?

a) 18 km

b) 20 km

c) 15 km

d) 19 km

e) 21 km

Question : 5

Shiela and Belah start from their office and walk in opposite direction each travelling 10 kms. Shiela then turns left and walks 10 kms. Belah turns right and walks 10 km. How far are they now from each other?

a) 5 km

b) 20 km

c) 10 km

d) 8 km

Question : 6

Ram and Shyam started from a fixed place. Ram moves 3 km to the North and turns right, then walks 4 km. Shyam moves towards West and walks 5 km, then turns to right and walks 3 km. How far Ram is from Shyam ?

a) 16 km

b) 10 km

c) 13 km

d) 9 km