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Varun starts from Point A and drives 37 km towards the north. He then takes a right turn, drives 39 km, turns right and drives 40 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 45 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90° turns only unless specified.)

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  1. 6 km to the east
  2. 5 km to the west
  3. 5 km to the east
  4. 6 km to the west

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Option 1 : 6 km to the east
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Given:

Varun starts from Point A and drives 37 km towards the north. He then takes a right turn, drives 39 km, turns right and drives 40 km.

He then takes a right turn and drives 45 km. He takes a final right turn, drives 3 km and stops at Point P.

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Thus, to reach point A Varun has to drive 6km to the east.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Option 1".

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