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A tourist drives 10 km towards East and turns to right hand side and takes a drive of another 3 km. He then drives towards West (turning to his right) another 3 km. He then turns to his left and walks another 2 km. Afterwards, he turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far is he from his starting point and in which direction ?


A
10 km - East
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9 km - North
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C
8 km - West
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D
5 km - South
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is D 5 km - South
The following direction diagram has been used while solving the questions. Use this diagram as a reference.

According to question the movements of tourist are as follows:

Thus AF = BC + DE
= 3 + 2 = 5 km in south

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