Compass-based movement and shortest-distance calculations.
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Q1 · Direction and Distance · EASY
A person walks 15 m North, then turns right and walks 8 m, then turns right again and walks 6 m. What is the shortest distance between the starting point and the final position?
Q2 · Direction and Distance · MEDIUM
Ravi starts from point A and walks 20 m towards East to reach point B. From B, he turns left and walks 15 m to reach point C. Then he turns left again and walks 10 m to reach point D. What is the shortest distance between point A and point D?
Q3 · Direction and Distance · HARD
A man walks 6 m towards North from point P, then turns 45° clockwise and walks 4√2 m, then turns 90° anticlockwise and walks 6 m. In which direction is he now with respect to point P?
Q4 · Direction and Distance · EASY
Priya walks 12 m West from her house, then 9 m South, then 5 m East, and finally 3 m North. How far is she from her starting point?
Q5 · Direction and Distance · MEDIUM
A person starts walking from point X towards South for 8 m. He then turns left and walks 6 m, again turns left and walks 12 m, then turns right and walks 4 m, and finally turns right and walks 4 m. What is the direction of his final position with respect to point X?