Question 55
A boy runs 150 meters towards south from his house. He then turns left and runs 300 meters, again turns left and runs 350 meters. Now he turns right and runs 50 meters to reach the stadium. In which direction is the stadium from the house of the boy?
Solution
1. Starts at home and uns 150 meters south
So, now he's 150 m south of his house.
2. Turns left (from south → left is east) and runs 300 meters East
3. Turns left again (from East → left is North) and runs 350 meters north
4. Turns right (from north → right is East and uns 50 meters east
If we look at the diagram, we get,
We can clearly see that the stadium is in the North-East direction of the House.
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