find both direction & distance section 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

A man walk 30 meters toward north direction, then turn to his left and walk 10 meter. Again he turn his left and walk 10 meter. How far is he from his initial point and in which direction?

a) $ 10√5 m, $north-west

b) $ 10√2 m,$ south-west

c) $ 10√5 m,$ south-west

d) $ 5√5 m,$ north-west

e) None of these

Question : 2

Now he was facing which direction ?

a) North

b) South

c) West

d) East

e) None of these

Question : 3

Instead of turning right at the end if he took left and walked 20km, what is the shortest distance to his starting point?

a) $5√ 2 km$

b) $7√ 2km$

c) $3√ 7km$

d) $2√ 5km$

e) None of these

Question : 4

Town D is 13 Km. towards the East of town A. A bus starts from town A travels 8 Km. towards West and takes a right turn. After taking the right turn, it travels 5 Km. and reaches town B. From town B the bus takes a right turn again, travels 21 Km. and stops. How far and towards which direction must the travel to reach town D?

a) 5 Km. towards South

b) 13 Km. towards South

c) 21 Km. towards South

d) 5 Km. towards West

e) None of these

Question : 5

Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 metres towards South. He turned left and walked 30 metres. He then turned left and walked 20 metres. He again turned left and walked 40 metres and reached a point Q. How far and in which direction is the point Q from the point P?

a) 10 metres West

b) 20 metres West

c) 10 metres North

d) 10 metres East

Question : 6

Rimpy on the way to her school starts walking from her home towards south. After walking 15 meters she turns towards north. After walking 20 meters, she turns towards east and walks 10 meters. She then turns towards south and walks 5 meters. How far is she from his original position and in which direction?

a) 10 meters, North-East

b) 10 meters, East

c) 10 meters, West

d) 10 meters, South- East

e) None of these