QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Reasoning

Prelims 2020

A man walks down the backside of his house straight 2525 metres, then turns to the right and walks 5050 metres again; then he turns towards left and again walks 2525 metres. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?

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Explanation

Since the front of the house faces east, the back faces west. Hence, the man walks the path as shown in the diagram:

Path Traversed

Path Traversed

Therefore, the direction of the man from the starting point is North-West.

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