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QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Reasoning

Prelims 2026

A person facing the East travels 44 km straight and then turns right and travels 33 km, then further turns left and travels 22 km and finally turns left and travels 33 km. The minimum distance between the final point and the initial point, and the direction in which the person is facing at the final point are, respectively

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Explanation

Let the starting point be the origin (0,0)(0,0).

  1. The person faces East and travels 44 km straight. Current position: (4,0)(4, 0). Facing: East.
  2. The person turns right. Since they were facing East, a right turn means they are now facing South. They travel 33 km. Current position: (4,3)(4, -3). Facing: South.
  3. The person turns left. Since they were facing South, a left turn means they are now facing East. They travel 22 km. Current position: (4+2,3)=(6,3)(4 + 2, -3) = (6, -3). Facing: East.
  4. The person turns left again. Since they were facing East, a left turn means they are now facing North. They travel 33 km. Current position: (6,3+3)=(6,0)(6, -3 + 3) = (6, 0). Facing: North.

The final point is (6,0)(6, 0) and the initial point is (0,0)(0, 0). The minimum distance between the final and initial point is the straight-line distance: Distance=(60)2+(00)2=36=6 kmDistance = \sqrt{(6 - 0)^2 + (0 - 0)^2} = \sqrt{36} = 6 \text{ km}

At the final point, the person is facing North.

Therefore, the minimum distance is 66 km and the direction the person is facing is North. This matches Option D.

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