In the morning, Shivani walks 3 m in the direction of sunrise. She takes two consecutive left turns and walks 8 m and 3 m respectively after each turn. In which direction is she now moving with respect to the starting point? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
In the morning, Shivani walks 3 m in the direction of sunrise. She takes two consecutive left turns and walks 8 m and 3 m respectively after each turn. In which direction is she now moving with respect to the starting point?
A. South
B. West
C. North
D. northeast
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Sunrise is in the East. She walks 3m East. First left turn (North) for 8m. Second left turn (West) for 3m. Her East and West movements cancel out. She is exactly 8m North of her starting point.
A person walks 5 km in north-east direction from his place, turns towards south and stops after walking 4 km. At what distance is he from his previous position?
Explanation:
This forms a 3-4-5 right-angled triangle. Walking 5 km North-East implies 3 km East and 4 km North. Walking 4 km South brings him back to the horizontal axis, 3 km East of his starting position.
Srinija walked 9 km west from her home, then turned south and walked 11 km. Then she walked 13 km towards east and finally 4 km towards west. Now at what distance is Srinija from its initial position?
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