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Rohit starts from Point A and drives 10 km towards north. He then takes a left turn, drives 12 km, turns left and drives 11 km. He then takes a left turn and drives 15 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 1 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.)

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RRB Technician 2026 Grade 3 Question Paper (7-Oct-2026) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

3 km to the west

Take Point A as the origin (0, 0), with north as +y and east as +x.

10 km north → (0, 10). A left turn from north faces west: 12 km west → (−12, 10).

A left turn from west faces south: 11 km south → (−12, −1).

A left turn from south faces east: 15 km east → (3, −1).

A final left turn from east faces north: 1 km north → (3, 0). This is Point P.

P is 3 km east of A on the same horizontal line, so Rohit must drive 3 km towards the west to return to A.

Hence, the answer is 3 km to the west.

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