A person moves 5 m north, turns right and moves 12 m, turns right and moves 5 m. How far from start? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A person moves 5 m north, turns right and moves 12 m, turns right and moves 5 m. How far from start?
A. 10 m
B. 12 m
C. 13 m
D. 5 m
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
North 5, right (east) 12, right (south) 5 -> net east 12 m.

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Question #1
A man walks 12 km south, 5 km east, 12 km north. Distance from start?
A. 5 km
B. 13 km
C. 17 km
D. 12 km

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
South-north cancel, 5 km east.

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Question #2
A ship sails 10 km east, then 10 km south, then 10 km west. How far is it from start?
A. 0 km
B. 10√2 km
C. 10 km
D. 20 km

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
East 10, south 10, west 10 -> east-west cancel, 10 km south.

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Question #3
Javier Jorge starts walking towards South. After walking 25 meters he reaches the bus stop and then he goes towards North. After walking 30 metres, he turns towards East and walks another 10 metres. Then he turns towards south and walks 30 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the bus stop?
A. 10 m, North
B. 10m, South
C. 10 m, East
D. 10m, West

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Let the bus stop be (0, 0). He walks 30m North to (0, 30), turns East for 10m to (10, 30), and turns South for 30m to (10, 0). He is exactly 10m East of the bus stop.

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