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Direction Sense

Direction-based path problems.

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Q1 · Direction Sense · EASY
A person walks 5 km towards North, then turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?
Q2 · Direction Sense · EASY
Ramesh starts from his house and walks 10 km towards East. He then turns left and walks 6 km, then turns left again and walks 10 km. How far is he from his starting point?
Q3 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM
A man is facing North. He turns 45 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees anticlockwise, and then 270 degrees clockwise. Which direction is he facing now?
Q4 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM
Seema walks 8 km towards South, then turns left and walks 6 km, then turns left again and walks 12 km, then turns right and walks 4 km, and finally turns right and walks 4 km. In which direction is she from her starting point?
Q5 · Direction Sense · HARD
A cyclist starts from point A and rides 15 km towards North to reach point B. From B, he turns 135 degrees clockwise and rides 10 km to reach point C. What is the straight-line distance between point A and point C? (Use: square root of 2 = 1.41)