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Suresh started walking 4 km west from his office. Then he turned right and walked 2 km. Again he turned right and walked 2 km to reach his house. In which direction is Suresh's house from his office?

Options

ASouth
BSouth-East
CNorth-West
DEast
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Correct Answer

Option cNorth-West

All Options:

  • ASouth
  • BSouth-East
  • CNorth-West
  • DEast

Detailed Solution & Explanation

Let us represent Suresh's office at the origin (0,0)\displaystyle (0, 0) on a Cartesian plane. Let North be the positive y-axis, South be the negative y-axis, East be the positive x-axis, and West be the negative x-axis.
1) Suresh starts from his office (0,0)\displaystyle (0, 0) and walks 4 km west: Position1=(4,0)\text{Position}_1 = (-4, 0)
2) He turns right (facing North, since he was walking West) and walks 2 km: Position2=(4,2)\text{Position}_2 = (-4, 2)
3) He turns right again (facing East, since he was walking North) and walks 2 km to reach his house: Position3=(4+2,2)=(2,2)\text{Position}_3 = (-4 + 2, 2) = (-2, 2)
Comparing his house (2,2)\displaystyle (-2, 2) to his office (0,0)\displaystyle (0, 0): - The x-coordinate is negative (West). - The y-coordinate is positive (North). Therefore, Suresh's house is in the North-West direction from his office.
Hence, **Option C** is the correct answer.

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Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

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This chapter covers Direction Sense Test and is part of Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude in the CA Foundation exam.

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