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Direction and Distance Question 1:
Suraj drove his bicycle towards the north. Then he turned to the right and covered a distance of 2 km. Then, he turned to the right and covered a distance of 4 km. He found himself 2 km east of his starting point. How far did he go by bicycle in the north direction?
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Direction and Distance Question 1 Detailed Solution
Representing the given information on NESW direction :
As Suraj 1st drove his bicycle towards the North direction(don't know the distance), then turned to the right and covered a distance of 2 km, then turned right and covered a distance of 4 km then he found himself 2 km east of the starting point. It means, he covered 4 km in the north direction.
Thus, In the north direction, Suraj went 4 Km away by bicycle.
Hence, the correct answer is "4 Km".
Direction and Distance Question 2:
Ravi and Kishan start walking from the same place. Ravi walks 4 km towards the East, takes a right turn and walks 3 km. Kishan walks 4 km in the North direction, takes a right turn and walks 4 km. Then Kishan turns left and walks 1 km. How far are they from each other now?
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Direction and Distance Question 2 Detailed Solution
We can show all the sides in 2-dimensional form as follows.
With reference to the above image mark the direction of Ravi and Kishan as given in the question.
The logic is:
So, the distance between Kishan and Ravi = 1 + 4 + 3 = 8 km
Hence, the correct answer is 8 km.
Direction and Distance Question 3:
Sudhir leaves his home to go to the library and walks 20 m towards east. He then walks 35 m towards west and a further 5 m towards north. He then turns towards east and walks 15 m. Find the straight distance in metres between his initial and final positions.
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Direction and Distance Question 3 Detailed Solution
1) Sudhir went 20 m in the East.
2) Then he took a U-turn and went 35 m in the west.
3) Then he went 5 m in the North.
4) Then he went 15 m in the East
The path followed by Sudhir is shown in the map below:
Hence, the distance between the starting and the final point of Sudhir is "5m".
Direction and Distance Question 4:
Nisha walks 7 km straight from her office in the east direction, then she turns left and walks 5 km. Finally she turns left and walks 5 km. Which direction is she from her office?
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Direction and Distance Question 4 Detailed Solution
Drawing the diagram according to the given information,
She is northeast from her office.
Hence, “northeast” is the correct answer.
Direction and Distance Question 5:
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Direction and Distance Question 5 Detailed Solution
Drawing the diagram according to the given information,
Hence, Point D is in the North with respect to Point E.
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A girl starts from a point P and walks 10 meters in the North-West direction and reaches the point Q. She then turns to her left and walks 10 meters to a point R which is directly west ward to point P. She again turned to her left and walks 10 meters and reaches a point S which is directly southward to point Q. From the point S she turns towards point P and walks 10 meters. What is the shape of the geometrical figure PQRS?
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Direction and Distance Question 6 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAccording to the given direction,
- A girl starts from a point P and walks 10 meters in the North-West direction and reaches the point Q
- She then turns to her left and walks 10 meters to a point R which is directly west ward to point P.
- She again turned to her left and walks 10 meters and reaches a point S which is directly southward to point Q.
- From the point S she turns towards point P and walks 10 meters.
So, the above directions make a "square" shaped as all the sides have equal length.
Hence, the shape of the geometrical figure PQRS is "square".
Mistake PointsSquares and rhombuses are parallelograms, in which opposing sides are equal and parallel. The primary difference is that a square has all equal sides and all equal angles (90 degrees), while a rhombus only requires that all sides are equal in length.
Therefore, if you have a shape that is a square and also looks like a rhombus, it is both! But it's probably most accurate to call it a square because that term gives more information about the shape – it tells you that all sides are equal and all angles are 90 degrees. For rhombus diagonals should be bisect each other. But from the question, we can not determine that.
Shweta starts walking from her office and walks 150 m towards the south, then she turns right and walks 80 m, and then she turns left and walks 60 m. She finally turns left and walks 280 m to reach a bank. What is the shortest distance between her office and the bank?
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Direction and Distance Question 7 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAccording to given conditions,
- Shweta starts walking from her office and walks 150 m towards the south.
- Then she turns right and walks 80 m.
- Then she turns left and walks 60 m.
- She finally turns left and walks 280 m to reach a bank.
Now, the shortest distance between Shweta's office and bank can be calculated by the pythagoras theorem :-
⇒ Here, x stands for shortest distance.
So, (x)2 = (60 + 150)2 + (280 - 80)2
⇒ (x)2 = (210)2 + (200)2
⇒ (x)2 = 44100 + 40000
⇒ (x)2 = 84100
⇒ x = 290 M
If West is replaced by North - east then South will be replaced by which of the following directions?
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Direction and Distance Question 8 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFBefore:
After interchanging direction: (New direction in squares)
Hence, South will be replaced by the North-west direction.
One morning, a guy starts walking in a particular direction for 5 km. and then takes a left and another 5 km. again takes a left and walks another 5 km. At last, he takes a right and walks 5 km. Now, he sees his shadow in front of him. What direction did he start initially?
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Direction and Distance Question 9 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFIf he sees his shadow in front of him in the morning, when the sun is in the east, he is facing in the west. So as you see the figure, he must start in the direction of the north so that he faces in the direction of his shadow.
Hence, the correct answer is north.
Gaurav exits from the backdoor of his north-facing house and walks 25 m straight, then he takes a left turn and walks 36 m, then he turns left and walks 47 m. He turns left again and walks 36 m. How far and in which direction is he from his house now?
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Direction and Distance Question 10 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGaurav exits from the backdoor of his north-facing house means Gaurav starts to walk south side.
Drawing the diagram according to the given information,
- Gaurav walks south 25 m straight
- then he takes a left turn and walks 36 m
- then he turns left and walks 47 m.
- He turns left again and walks 36 m.
- So, Gaurav is 22 km far and the North direction is from his house now
Hence, “22 m, North” is the correct answer.
Rubi runs 5 km towards south then 7 km towards east then she takes a right turn and walks 7 km. Again takes a left turn and moves 8 km. Finally she walks 8 km towards south. How far and in which direction direction is she from the starting point?
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Direction and Distance Question 11 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAs per the given information;
Distance between initial and final point = √(202 + 152)
= √(400 + 225)
= √625
= 25 km
Hence, "25 km, South East" is the correct answer.
Anup travels 5 km towards the west from his office, then travels 4 km towards the north, followed by 5 km towards the west and finally 6 km towards the north. What is the horizontal distance (in km) travelled by him?
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Direction and Distance Question 12 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe path travelled by Anup is as shown below.
∴ Horizontal distance = 5 + 5 = 10 km
Hence, “10 Km” is the correct answer.
Neo starts walking in east direction from point X, after walking 3m he turns right and walks for 4m and then turns right and walks for 4m. He then turns right and walks for 5m. He then turns right and walks for 6m, he then turns right and walks for 7m. He then again turns right and walks for 2m till point Y and stops. In which direction is point X with respect to point Y?
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Direction and Distance Question 13 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAccording to the given information, we get the following figure,
Hence, Point X is in north-west of point Y.
Rubi runs 5 km towards south then 7 km towards east then she takes a right turn and walks 7 km. Again takes a left turn and moves 8 km. Finally she walks 8 km towards south. How far and in which direction direction is she from the starting point?
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Direction and Distance Question 14 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAs per the given information;
Distance between initial and final point = √(202 + 152)
= √(400 + 225)
= √625
= 25 km
Hence, "25 km, South East" is the correct answer.
One morning, Chitrashi and Aryan sit facing each other. If the shadow of Aryan falls to the left of Chitrashi, then in which direction is Aryan facing?
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Direction and Distance Question 15 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFOne morning, Chitrashi and Aryan sit facing each other.
- If the shadow of Aryan falls to the left of Chitrashi.
- Aryan is facing the South direction.
Hence, ‘South’ is the correct answer.