Direction and Distance


  1. I am facing east. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in the anti clock wise direction. Which direction am I facing now?











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    North east direction.

    Correct Option: B

    North east direction.


Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions.

  1. I am facing West. I turn 45° in the clockwise direction and then 180° in the same direction and then 270° anti-clockwise. which direction am facing now?











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                  North
    West ___ | ___East
                    |
                 South
    According to given Question,
    I am facing West.

    45° + 180° - 270° = -45°

    Correct Option: A

                  North
    West ___ | ___East
                    |
                 South
    According to given Question,
    I am facing West.

    45° + 180° - 270° = -45°
    Anticlockwise from initial position. Hence, the required direction is south - west.



Direction: A man is standing facing the sun. He goes straight for 5 m, takes a left turn to travel 7 m, takes another left to travel 6 m, finally takes a left turn to travel 8 m and stops.

  1. In which direction is he with respect to the starting point ?











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    Southwest

    Correct Option: D

    Southwest


  1. How far is the he from the start ?









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    The required distance = √12 + √12 = √2 m

    Correct Option: C

    The required distance = √12 + √12 = √2 m



  1. Kunal walks 10 kilometers towards North. From there, he walks 6 kilometers towards South. Then, he walks 3 kilometers towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?











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    Use Pythagoras formula.


    Correct Option: E

    Using of Pythagoras,