A man walks 5 km west, then 12 km north, then 10 km east. What is the shortest distance from his starting point? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A man walks 5 km west, then 12 km north, then 10 km east. What is the shortest distance from his starting point?
A. 13 km
B. 11 km
C. 15 km
D. 17 km
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Net east = 10-5 = 5 km east, north 12 km. Distance = √(5²+12²)=13 km.

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Question #1
In a playground Anand, Bhaskaran, Chinni, David and Edward are facing north and are standing as given below.
I. Bhaskaran is to the right of David at a distance of 40 metres.
II. Anand is 60 meters to the south of Bhaskaran.
III. Chinni is 25 meters to the west of David.
IV. Edward is 90 meters to the north of Anand.
Who is to the North-East of the person, who is to the left of Bhaskaran?
A. aanand
B. Chitri
C. david
D. Edward

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
David is to the left of Bhaskaran. Using David as origin (0,0): Bhaskaran is at (40, 0). Anand is 60m South of Bhaskaran at (40, -60). Edward is 90m North of Anand at (40, 30). With David at (0,0) and Edward at (40, 30), Edward is directly North-East of David.

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Question #2
A man walks 10 m towards east, then turns right and walks 20 m, then turns right and walks 10 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?
A. East
B. West
C. South
D. North

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
East 10, right (south) 20, right (west) 10. Net: east-west cancel, 20 m south. So he is south of start.

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Question #3
A and B are standing at a distance of 20 km from each other on a straight road running East-West. From there they start moving towards east and west at the same time. After covering a distance of 5 km, A turns to his left and walks 10 km, while B after covering a distance of 5 km turns to his right and walks 10 km at the same speed. After that both turn to their left and cover a distance of 5 km at the same speed. What is the distance between them now?
A. 20 km
B. 25 km
C. 5 km
D. 10 km

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Assuming they start at x=0 and x=20 facing inwards. A goes 5 East (x=5), turns left (North) 10 (y=10), turns left (West) 5 (x=0, y=10). B goes 5 West (x=15), turns right (North) 10 (y=10), turns left (West) 5 (x=10, y=10). A is at (0, 10), B is at (10, 10). The distance is 10 km.

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