Rishi starts from Point A and drives 23 km towards the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 8 km, turns left and drives 28 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 17 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 5 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-degree turns only unless specified.)
9 km to the west
Starting at A=(0,0) facing North, driving 23 km North gives (0,23).
Left turn (North to West), 8 km West: (-8,23). Left turn (West to South), 28 km South: (-8,-5).
Left turn (South to East), 17 km East: (9,-5). Final left turn (East to North), 5 km North, reaching Point P=(9,0).
Point A is at (0,0); Point P is at (9,0), directly east of A.
So from P, A lies to the west.
Hence, Rishi should drive 9 km to the west to reach Point A again.
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