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When a person faces north and walks 25 m right, and he turns left and walks 20 m and again he turns right and walks 25 m and turns right 25 m and turns right and walks 40 m in which direction is he now from his starting point.

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ANorth-West
BNorth-East
CSouth-East
DSouth-West
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Correct Answer

Option cSouth-East

All Options:

  • ANorth-West
  • BNorth-East
  • CSouth-East
  • DSouth-West

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Detailed Solution & Explanation

Start at O(0,0)\displaystyle O(0, 0) facing North.
1. Turn right, walk 25\displaystyle 25 m (25,0)\displaystyle \rightarrow (25, 0).
2. Turn left, walk 20\displaystyle 20 m (25,20)\displaystyle \rightarrow (25, 20).
3. Turn right, walk 25\displaystyle 25 m (50,20)\displaystyle \rightarrow (50, 20).
4. Turn right, walk 25\displaystyle 25 m (50,5)\displaystyle \rightarrow (50, -5).
5. Turn right, walk 40\displaystyle 40 m (10,5)\displaystyle \rightarrow (10, -5).
Final position (10,5)\displaystyle (10, -5) is South-East.
Hence, **Option C** is the correct answer.

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Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

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