1. A man standing facing north starts walking. After walking for 5 m he took a left turn and walked for 10m. Now he walked for 20 m after turning to his right and again he turned right and finally stopped after walking 10 m. What is the distance from the starting point?
A. 18 m
B. 20 m
C. 15 m
D. 25 m
E. None of these
2. From a point Sahil starts walking in south-east direction. After walking for 6 m, he turned to west and walks another 10 m. Now he turned towards north-west and walks 6 m and then finally stopped after turning to east and walking 2 m. Find the distance from the starting point.
A. 10 m
B. 8 m
C. 12 m
D. 6 m
E. None of these
3. From a point Sahil started walked towards south. After walking for 20 m, he took a left turn and walked 40 m. Again he took a left turn and walked 15 m. Now he turned to his right and finally stopped after walking 10 m. How far is he from the starting point?
A. 42.50 m
B. 50.25 m
C. 30.75 m
D. 45 m
E. None of these
4. A person started walking in south direction. After walking for 40 m he turned to his left and then walked 20 m. Now he turned to north and walked 30 m. In which direction is he now with respect to starting point?
A. South-east
B. North-east
C. North
D. South
E. North-west
5. Point A is 7 m west of point B. Point C is 5 m north of point B. A point D on AB 2 m away from point A meets BC at point E with DE = [latex]\sqrt {34}[/latex] m. Find the distance EC.
A. 3 m
B. 2 m
C. 4 m
D. Data inadequate
E. None of these
Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option D
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2. Answer - Option B
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3. Answer - Option B
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4. Answer - Option A
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5. Answer - Option B
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BE = [latex]\sqrt {{(\sqrt {34})}^{2}} - {25}^{2} [/latex]
BE = [latex]\sqrt {9} [/latex] = 3
So EC = 5 - 3 = 2