Direction & Distance — Practice

Question 1

A man walks 4 km North then 3 km East. His distance from the start is:
(a) 7 km  (b) 5 km  (c) 6 km  (d) 1 km

Accepted Answer

Right triangle 3–4 ⇒ hypotenuse 5 (3-4-5 triple).

Answer: (b) 5 km.

Question 2

In that walk, the man's final position relative to the start is:
(a) North-West  (b) South-East  (c) North-East  (d) South-West

Accepted Answer

Net North and net East ⇒ North-East.

Answer: (c) North-East.

Question 3

Facing North, a person turns right, walks, then turns right again. She now faces:
(a) East  (b) West  (c) South  (d) North

Accepted Answer

Right from North = East; right again = South.

Answer: (c) South.

Question 4

Walk 5 km South, 8 km West, 5 km North. Displacement from start:
(a) 8 km West  (b) 8 km East  (c) 13 km  (d) 3 km

Accepted Answer

N–S cancels (5−5=0); net West = 8.

Answer: (a) 8 km West.

Question 5

Early morning, a boy's shadow falls to his right. He is facing:
(a) East  (b) West  (c) North  (d) South

Accepted Answer

Morning sun East ⇒ shadow West. West on his right ⇒ he faces North.

Answer: (c) North.

Question 6

A person walks 12 km East, then 5 km North. Straight-line distance from start:
(a) 17 km  (b) 13 km  (c) 15 km  (d) 7 km

Accepted Answer

5-12-13 triple ⇒ hypotenuse 13.

Answer: (b) 13 km.

Practice — Direction & Distance