Question 75

A person starts from his house and moves towards the market. He walks 40 metres towards south and takes a right turn. After walking 30 metres he takes a left turn and walks 20 metres. Finally he takes a left turn and reach the market after walking 30 metres. How far and in which direction is his house from the market ?

Solution

Let the person initially be at point H and then walks 40 metres south to reach point B.

He then takes right turn to reach C which is 30 metres apart. He takes left turn and walks for 20 metres to reach point D.

Finally, he again takes a left turn for 30 metres to reach the market M.

House is in the north direction from the market, distance HM = 40 + 20 = 60 metres

=> Ans - (B)

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