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Questions : Abhay travelled 9 km Northwards, turned left and travelled 5 km, then turned left again and travelled 9 km. How far is Abhay from the starting point?

(a) 9 km.

(b) 14 km

(c) 5 km.

(d) 4 km.

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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AD = 5 km.

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Question : 1

Tiya started from her home to office. She started in east direction. After walking for 4 km she turned to her left and walked 8 km, now she turned left and walked 2 km. After this she turned to right walked 4 km. Now after turning to her right she walked 13 km and reached office. Find the shortest distance between her office and home.

a) $3√41 km$

b) $4√41 m$

c) $3√43 m$

d) $5√38 m$

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

$√15^2+ 12^2 = 3√41 km$

Question : 2

Rachel starts walking towards North. After walking 15 metres, she turns towards South and walks 20 metres. She then turns towards East and walks 10 metres. Then, again, she walks 5 metres towards North. How far is she from her starting point and in which direction ?

a) 5 metres, East

b) 10 metres, East

c) 10 metres, West

d) 5 metres, North

Answer: (b)

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Required distance = AE = 10m

Rachel is 10 metres towards East from the starting point.

Question : 3

Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 meters, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again the turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 meters straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 50 metres

b) None of these

c) 25 metres

d) 115 metres

Answer: (b)

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The movements is shown in figure— Clearly, EB = DC = 40 m.

So, distance from the starting point A = (AB – EB) = (75 – 40) m = 35 m.

Question : 4

A man starts walking from a point and walks 12 kms towards north. He turns 90° left and walks a distance and stopped. If the distance between initial point and final positions is 13 kms , how much distance he travelled after turning from the North?

a) 5 kms

b) 2 kma

c) 1 km

d) 7 kms

Answer: (a)

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BC = $√{13^2 + 12^2}$

= $√{169 + 144}$

= $√{25}$ = 5 km

Question : 5

Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 115 metres

b) 50 metres

c) 25 metres

d) 140 metres

e) None of these

Answer: (e)

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The movements of Deepak are as shown in Figure.

Claerly, EB = DC = 40m.

∴ Deepak's distance from the starting point A

= (AB - EB) = (75 - 40)

= 35 m.

Question : 6

A cyclist goes 30 km to North and then turning to East he goes 40 km. Again he turns to his right and goes 20 km. After this he turns to his right and goes 40 km. How far is he from his starting point ?

a) 10 km

b) 40 km

c) 20 km

d) 25 km

Answer: (a)

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