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The document provides examples and explanations of directional problems involving calculating distances and directions based on movements along cardinal and inter-cardinal directions. It includes 17 examples of problems solving for distances and directions based on turns and distances traveled along different directions. The examples use basic concepts of directions, turns, and geometry to solve for unknown distances and end directions relative to a starting point.

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Directions

The document provides examples and explanations of directional problems involving calculating distances and directions based on movements along cardinal and inter-cardinal directions. It includes 17 examples of problems solving for distances and directions based on turns and distances traveled along different directions. The examples use basic concepts of directions, turns, and geometry to solve for unknown distances and end directions relative to a starting point.

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DIRECTIONS

There are four main directions East, West,


North and South. We will denote it as E, W, N
and S respectively.
There are four Cardinal Directions that exist
between four main directions namely North-
East, North-West, South-East and South-West.
We will represent them as NE, NW, SE and SW.
Pythagoras Theorem, relation between three
sides of the right angle triangle is defined.
This theorem is helpful in measuring distance
between given points.

(Hypotenuse)2 = (Perpendicular)2 + (Base)2


(AC)2 = (AB)2 + (BC)2
1.Mr Deepak Mohan walks 5 km towards the south and
then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left
and walks 5km.What direction is he facing right now from the starting
point?
A.West
B.South
C.North-East
D.South-West
Answer: South West

The right and left movement are with respect to the


Mr Deepak Mohan. After walking 5 km towards
South, he takes a right turn and now will be facing
West. After walking 3 more km he turns left and
walks 5 more km.
2. Sowmya Krishnan walked 20 m towards the north. Then she
turned right and walks 30 m. Then she turns right and walks
35 m. Then she turns left and walks 15 m. Finally she turns left
and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many meters is
she from the starting position?
A.15 m West
B.30 m East
C.30 m West
D.45 m East
Answer: 45m East
3. Joe is walking towards North for 15 miles, turns left and walks
another 10 miles. He then turns right and walks 10 miles. Now, he
again turns right and walks 30 miles. Which direction is he from
Starting point?

a) South-East
b) North-East
c) North-West
d) South-West
e) None of these
Answer: North East
4. Morris is facing North and walks 10kms. He turns 270° anti-
clockwise and walks 15kms. Now, he again turns 45° clockwise
and walks for 25kms. Which direction is he facing now?

a) North-West
b) South-West
c) North-East
d) South-East
e) None of these
Answer: South-East

Diagram:
5. A Boy walks 12kms towards east. He turns 90° clockwise
and walks 20kms then he turned right and walked for 33kms.
How far is he from starting point?

a) 65
b) 29
c) 21
d) 43
Answer: 29

Diagram:
6.Joseph walks 20 meters West from his house and after that he turns 90° clockwise and
walks 10 kms. He turns right and walks for 20 kms, then he turns left and walks for 6
kms. Finally, he is going towards North. How far Joseph is from his house and in which
direction?

a) 40 South
b) 20 South
c) 16 North
d) 15 North
Answer: 16 North

Diagram:
7. Mary is walking towards South-West for 15 miles, turns right and
walks another 10 miles. She then turns 90° Clockwise and walks 10
miles. Now, she again turns left and walks 30 miles. Which direction
is she facing?

a) East
b) West
c) South-East
d) North-West
Answer: North-West
8. X started to walk straight towards south. After walking 5 m
he turned to the left and walked 3 m. After this he turned to the
right and walked 5 m Now to which direction X is facing from
the starting point?

A. North-East
B. South
C. North
D. South-West
.
Answer: South West
9.I drove 50 km towards east from a city ‘S’ and then turned right
and drove another 30 km. Now I turned to my left & drove another
30 km. Finally I turned my right & drove 30 km to reach a city ‘F’.
Find the shortest straight distance between cities S and F.
A. 20 km
B. 25 km
C. 30 km
D. 40 km
E. 100 km
Answer:
Clearly by Pythagoras theorem SF = 100km
10. Ajay drives 3 kilometres North. Then he turns right and drives 4 kilo
metres. Now he turns right and drives 5 kilometres. Now turning left, he
drives 2 kilometres. Again, he turns left and moves 2 kilometres. Finally
turning left he again walks 2 kilometres. In which direction & how far is he
from his starting position?
A. 1.5 kilometres East
B. 4 kilometres East
C. 1.5 kilometres West
D. 4.5 metres West
E. None of these
Answer: 4km East
11. Harry walks 25 meters towards North from his friend’s house.
Then he turns left and walks 32 meters. He again turns left and walks 25
meters. Further, he moves 25 meters after turning to his right. How far is he
from his friend’s house?

a) 50
b) 7
c) 57
d) 0
e) Can’t determined
Answer: c) 57

Diagram:
12.A car travels 25 kms towards south from garage.
It turns left and travels 30 kms, then turns right and travels 15 kms.
how far is car from the garage and in which direction?

a) 40 North-East
b) 70 South-East
c) 60 North-East
d) 50 South-East
Answer: 50 South-East

Diagram:
13.Ted drives a car 10 miles towards North from his office. He turns 270°
clockwise and drives for 20 miles. Now, he turns 270° anti-clockwise and
drives a car for 37 miles. Finally, he reaches his house after driving for 20
miles to his right. How far is Ted’s house from his Office and in which
direction?

a) 40 South
b) 47 North
c) 30 East
d) 37 West
Answer: 47 North
14.John starting from his house, goes 21 miles west, then he
turns 90° clockwise and goes 20 miles. What minimum
distance should be covered by him to come back to his
house?

a) 41
b) 21
c) 29
d) 59
Answer: 29
15. Raju walks 80 ms towards south. Then, turns to his right & starts walking
straight till he completes another 80 ms. Then, again turning to his left he walks
for 60 metres. He then turns to his left & walks for 80 metres. How far is he
from his initial position?
A. 100 metres
B. 60 metres
C. 20 metres
D. 120 metres
E. 140 meters
Answer: AB = 80 + 60 = 140
16.I drove 50 km towards east from a city ‘S’ and then turned right
and drove another 30 km. Now I turned to my left & drove another 30
km. Finally I turned my right & drove 30 km to reach a city ‘F’. Find
the shortest straight distance between cities S and F.
A. 20 km
B. 25 km
C. 30 km
D. 40 km
E. 100 km
Answer:
Clearly by Pythagoras theorem SF = 100km
17. Ahmedabad is to the southwest of Bangalore, Chennai is to the east
of Ahmedabad and southeast of Bangalore and Delhi is to the north of
Chennai in line with Ahmedabad-Bangalore. In which direction of
Bangalore is Delhi located?
A. South
B. Southwest
C. North
D. Northeast
E. East
Answer:

Delhi is located in Northeast of Bangalore


18. A man is facing towards West and turns through 450 clockwise, again
1800 clockwise and then turns through 2700 anti-clockwise. In which
direction is he facing now?
a)     West
b)     North-West
c)     North
d)     South
e)     South-West
Answer:
He faces in the direction which is South-West.
19. Mayank walks 20 m North. Then, he turns right and walks 30 m. Now, he
turns right and walks 35 m. Now, turning left, he walks 15 m. Again, he turns
lefts and moves 15 m. Finally, turning left he again walks 15 m. In which 
direction and how far is he from his original position?
a)     30 m, East
b)     45 m, East
c)     15 m, West
d)     45 m, West
e)     None of these
Answer:
Mayank ’s distance from his original position (AF) = BC + DE = 30 m
Also ‘F’ lies to East of ‘A’.
20.A tourist drives 10 Km towards East and turns to the right hand and
drives 3 Km. Then, he drives towards West (turning to his right) 3 Km. He,
then turns to his left and drives 2 Km. Finally he turns to his right and
travels 7 Km. How far is he from his starting point and in which direction
would he be?
a)     10 Km, East
b)     9 Km, North
c)     8 Km, West
d)     5 Km, South
Answer:
Required distance AF = BC + DE = 3 + 2 = 5 Km
His final point is F which is in South direction from starting point A.
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