- QUESTION
Mr. X starts walking from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 30 metres, he turned towards right and walked 20 metres. He then turned left and moving a distance of 10 metres, turned to his left again and walked 40 metres. He now turns to the left and walks 5 metres. Finally he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now ?
A)North
B)South
C)South-East
D)East]
Explanation
(A)
1. He starts by walking west.
2. After 30 meters, he turns right, which means he is now facing north.
3. He walks 20 meters north.
4. Then, he turns left, which means he is now facing west.
5. He walks 10 meters west.
6. Next, he turns left again, which means he is now facing south.
7. He walks 40 meters south.
8. Now, he turns left once more, which means he is now facing east.
9. He walks 5 meters east.
he is indeed walking towards the **north** direction.
QUESTION-2
Miss Lilly’ started her journey from her house and goes 2 km straight. Then, she turns towards her right and goes 1 km. She again turns towards her right and goes 1 km again. If finally she is in the north-west direction from her house, then in which direction did she go in the beginning ?
A)North
B)South
C)East
D)West
Explanation
(D)
=The correct option is D West
Suppose the direction of walking in the beginning is North, the route is shown in the diagram. Clearly I am at C finally which is North-East of my house. But actually I am North-West. So I must have walk in the beginning towards West.
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