Direction sense

Distance and direction problems.

General Test6 questions

Method

Draw the path with North at the top. Right turns are clockwise; left turns are anticlockwise. Use Pythagoras for straight-line distance.

A person walks 4 km north and then 3 km east. How far is the person from the starting point?	Easy
Raju walks 5 km north, turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far is he from the start?	Medium
Facing north, Asha turns right twice. Which direction is she facing now?	Easy
A man walks 6 km east and then 8 km north. What is his straight-line distance from the start?	Easy
In the morning, your shadow falls to your right. Which direction are you facing?	Hard