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Direction sense

21 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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  1. A man walks 6 m north, then 12 m east, then 1 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  2. A man walks 6 m north, then 12 m east, then 1 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  3. A man walks 48 m north, then 24 m east, then 16 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  4. A man walks 48 m north, then 24 m east, then 16 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  5. A man walks 60 m north, then 72 m east, then 30 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  6. A man walks 60 m north, then 72 m east, then 30 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  7. A man walks 16 m north, then 24 m east, then 6 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  8. A man walks 16 m north, then 24 m east, then 6 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  9. A man walks 32 m north, then 48 m east, then 12 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  10. A man walks 32 m north, then 48 m east, then 12 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  11. A man walks 28 m north, then 48 m east, then 8 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  12. A man walks 28 m north, then 48 m east, then 8 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  13. A man walks 40 m north, then 20 m east, then 25 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  14. A man walks 40 m north, then 20 m east, then 25 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  15. A man walks 9 m north, then 6 m east, then 1 m south. How far is he from his starting point (in m)?
  16. A man walks 9 m north, then 6 m east, then 1 m south. In which direction is he from his starting point?
  17. Point A is 12 m North of Point B. Point C is 9 m East of Point B. Point D is 8 m South of Point C. Point E is 24 m West of Point D. What is the straight-line shortest distance between Point A and Poin…
  18. Kavita walks 15 m West, turns right and walks 20 m, turns right again and walks 30 m, and finally turns right and walks 20 m. How far and in which direction is she from her initial point?
  19. A security guard patrols from gate G: 40 m South, then 30 m East, then 80 m North, and finally turns West and walks 30 m to the watchtower. What is the straight-line distance from gate G to the watcht…
  20. Point P is 8 m North of Point Q. Point R is 6 m West of Point Q. Point S is 12 m South of Point R. What is the shortest Euclidean distance between Point P and Point S?
  21. An officer walks 25 m North, turns left and walks 15 m, turns left again and walks 25 m. Finally, she turns right and walks 10 m. How far is she from her initial starting station?

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