Mohit left for his office in his car. He drove $12$ km towards North and then $10$ km towards West. He then turned to the South and covered $4$ km. Further, he turned to the East and moved $8$ km. Finally, he turned right and drove $8$ km. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?

2

km, West

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2

km, East

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km, West

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2

km, North

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Solution

The correct option is B $2$ km, West
Mohit took the following way as shown in the above figure.
He walks:
$12$ km North $\to$ $10$ km west $\to$ $4$ km south $\to$ $8$ km east $\to$ $8$ km south
Finally He is in the same line from which he starts
He is $2$ km away in the west direction as shown in the figure.
Option A is correct.

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