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Question

The front door of Mr X's house faces East. Mr X leaves the house, walking 50 m straight from the back door that is situated directly opposite to the front door. He then turns to his right, walks for another 50 m and stops. The direction of the point Mr X is now located at with respect to the starting point is ______.

The correct answer is

North-West

The back door faces west. After walking west, a right turn points north. The final displacement has westward and northward components, so the direction is north-west.

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Important Questions from Direction and Distance

  1. What is the direction of U with respect to P?

  2. What is the shortest distance between R and T?

  3. If a person walks 3m towards the North from point V, takes a right turn and walks for another 15m, which of the following points would he reach?

  4. In which direction is Amit facing at point F?

  5. What is the distance between the starting point and the end point?

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